PDP's Oluyede wins at his polling unit in Ekiti governorship election
Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Wole Oluyede, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, won his polling unit in the Ekiti State governorship election.
- Oluyede secured 113 votes, defeating the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate who received 84 votes.
- Residents celebrated the PDP candidate's victory at the polling unit.
Wole Oluyede, the candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has claimed victory at his designated polling unit in the Ekiti State governorship election. The election took place on Saturday, with Oluyede winning at Osagburu Hall/Oke Oloti in Ikere.
Oluyede garnered 113 votes, surpassing his opponent from the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), who received 84 votes. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) secured two votes, and the Social Democratic Party received one vote. The results were announced following the vote count at the polling station.
Following the announcement of the polling unit's results, dozens of Ikere residents who had gathered to await the outcome erupted in celebration, dancing and expressing their joy. As of the time of reporting, electoral officers were in the process of recording the official results on the INEC result sheet. A total of 201 voters were accredited at the unit.
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