The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate, Dare Bejide, lost his polling unit and ward to Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday, as early results from the Ekiti State governorship election began to emerge.
Bejide, who hails from Ward 2 in Ekiti South-West Local Government Area, polled 37 votes at Polling Unit 004, while Oyebanji secured 140 votes. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recorded two votes.
The outcome gave the APC an early advantage as collation of results continued across the state’s 16 local government areas, with over 1 million registered voters eligible to participate in the off-cycle governorship contest.