The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project on Tuesday, urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to investigate and prosecute perpetrators of alleged vote-buying in Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti. Executive Director of the organisation, Mr Adetokunbo Mumuni, said in a statement…
Fayemi gets Certificate of Return Wednesday (Nation)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will present the Certificate of Return to the Ekiti State governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday. The deputy governor-elect, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi, will also receive his Certificate of Return at the ceremony. The ceremony…
Ekiti election: INEC dares Olusola to head for court (Nation)
Ekiti State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in last Saturday’s election got yesterday a reply to his threat to challenge the result in court. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the supervisor of the poll, told Prof. Kolapo Olusola –Eleka…
Ekiti State election was generally successful – INEC (Guardian)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that the just concluded Saturday governorship election was generally successful. INEC Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Mr Oluwole Osaze -Uzzi, said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria…
Ekiti poll: Govs congratulate Fayemi, commend INEC, media, others (SUN)
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has congratulated Ekiti State governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi over his victory in the governorship election last Saturday. Fayemi was declared winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), having defeated his closest rival,…
Fayemi defeated Olusola with 19,338 votes to emerge governor -elect (SUN)
Governor-elect of Ekiti State in the Saturday governorship poll in the state polled 197,459 to defeat Kolapo Olusola of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 178,121 votes, showing a gap of 19, 338. According to the Returning Officer of the…
Observers commend Ekiti election (Nation)
Local observers monitoring the Ekiti election have expressed satisfaction in the way the election is going on. They said there was no cause to worry. They said INEC efforts so far were impressive. According to Mr. Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji there was…
Blackmailing observer groups won’t save Fayose from defeat –Fayemi (Nation)
The Kayode Fayemi Campaign Organisation has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of parading his supporters as fake INEC observers to blackmail the electoral body as a non-credible umpire to supervise free and fair election. A statement by the Director, Media and…
Ekiti election: Stay away from polling units if you have no PVC –INEC (Punch)
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ekiti State, Prof. Abdulganiy Raji, has warned those who have no Permanent Voter Cards to stay away from polling units during the conduct of the state governorship election on Saturday. According to him, Independent National…
Fayose alleges APC brought hundreds of thugs, written results for July 14 guber poll (SUN)
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, on Monday evening, alleged that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has brought hundreds of thugs to saturate all hotels in Ekiti with an alleged plan to cause problems at both the polling units and…