2023 Elections: Tinubu beats Obi, Atiku at 12 LGAs in Ekiti
According to the Ekiti State Presiding Officer for INEC, Prof Akeem Lasisi, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, emerged victorious in 12 out of the 16 local governments in the elections.
Tinubu received the highest number of votes in these LGAs, surpassing his closest competitors, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP).
The Polling Unit Results in Ekiti LGAs
ILEJEMEJE LG
APC– 4,599
LP-97
PDP- 2662
NNPP- 3
ISE/ORUN
APC– 11,415
LP- 497
PDP- 2,734
NNPP- 10
EFON LG
APC-5’873
LP- 125
PDP- 2,521
NNPP-3
GBONYIN LG
APC- 11,969
LP- 245
PDP- 4,178
NNPP-11
EMURE LG
APC-8,159
LP-465
NNPP-14
IREPODUN/ IFELODUN
APC-14,265
LP- 544
PDP-5,516
NNPP-24
IKERE LG
APC-11,659
LP- 910
NNPP- 24
PDP- 7,198
IJERO LG
APC- 12, 628
LP- 373
NNPP- 6
PDP- 5, 731
IDO/OSI LG
APC- 11, 917
LP- 782
NNPP- 14
PDP- 7, 476
EKITI WEST LG
APC- 14, 516
LP- 391
NNPP- 10
PDP- 4,318
Tinubu polled a total of 201, 484 votes, to defeat Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, who had 89, 554 and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, who polled 11, 397 votes across the 16 local government areas of the state.
