Early results have begun to emerge from the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) taking the lead in the first polling units announced.
Although voting was officially scheduled to end at 2:00 p.m., electoral guidelines allow voters already on the queue before the deadline to cast their ballots.
As counting concludes in some polling units, results are gradually being released from across the state.
The Ekiti governorship election is being conducted across 2,445 polling units located in 177 wards and the state’s 16 local government areas. A total of 1.06 million voters were registered for the election, while 97.1 per cent of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were collected ahead of the poll.
Fourteen candidates are contesting for the state’s highest office.
Results Announced So Far:
Ugele/Akoku Ward 3, PU003, Ikere LGA
APC: 104
PDP: 80
ADC: 2
Invalid Votes: 9
Total Votes Cast: 195
Registered Voters: 522
PU005, Ward 06, Olope/Emila, Ijero LGA
APC: 143
ADC: 14
PDP: 10
PU011 ward 06, Oko-Agba, Ijero LGA
APC: 117
ADC: 9
PDP: 8
PU011 ward 06, Oko-Agba, Ijero LGA
APC: 117
ADC: 9
PDP: 8
More results are expected as collation continues across the state.
