The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, has taken an early lead in the gubernatorial election held in the state on Saturday.

Oyebanji has so far won Ekiti West, Irepodun/Ifelodun, Emure, Ido-Osi, Ikere, Oye, and a few other local government areas of the state.

Below are the results for the governorship election:

Ekiti West

APC: 15,322

PDP: 3,386

SDP: 3,863

Irepodun/Ifelodun

APC: 13,125

PDP: 4,712

SDP: 5,010

Emure

APC: 7,728

PDP: 2,610

SDP: 3,445

Moba

APC: 11,069

SDP: 4,904

PDP: 3,530

Oye

APC: 13,396

PDP: 4,122

SDP: 5,391

Ikere

APC: 12,086

PDP: 3,789

ADC: 3,764

SDP: 1,943

Ilejeme

APC: 12,086

PDP: 3,789

SDP: 1,934

Ekiti East

APC: 12,099

PDP: 5,230

SDP: 4,982

Gbonyin

APC: 11,247

SDP: 4,059

PDP: 3,947

Ido-Osi

APC: 10,321

PDP: 2,871

SDP: 9,489

LP: 10

Ekiti State has 16 local government areas.

Other candidates contesting the gubernatorial election alongside Oyebanji are Olabisi Kolawole of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Olusegun Oni of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

Others include Reuben Famuyibo of Accord (A), Ajagunigbale Olajide of African Action Congress (AAC), Oluwole Oluyede of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Elebute-Halle Kemi of Action Democratic Party (ADP), and Benjamin Obidoyin of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

Also contesting are Fagbemi Adegbenro of Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Christiana Olatawura of All People’s Party (APP), Daramola Olugbenga Onile of Labour Party (LP), Fatomilola Oladosu of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and Iyaniwura Ifedayo of the National Rescue Movement (NRM).

Also in the race are Agboola Ben of the Peoples Redemption Party, Adebowale Oluranti Ajayi of Young Progressives Party (YPP), and Adeolu Akinyemi of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).

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