Fayemi was declared winner of the polls by the Independent National Electoral Commission, defeating his closest rival, Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka of the Peoples Democratic Party, with 197,459 to 178,121 votes.
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Oladele’s congratulatory message was contained in a letter he personally signed.
The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has congratulated the Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, on his victory in the just-concluded gubernatorial election.
National Publicity Secretary of the party, Sesugh Akume, in a statement in Abuja, said that what the world witnessed in Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti was a brazen ‘cash-for-votes’ exercise.
Aregbesola in a statement by his media aide, Sola Fasure, on Monday in Osogbo, said Fayemi’s victory was also an indication of the rising popularity of the APC in Nigeria.
Two observer group that monitored Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State, Women Arise and Millennium Foundation for Sustainable development, have hailed the conduct of the exercise.
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Monday said President Muhammadu Buhari has shown that he lacks democratic credentials by applauding and approving what he described as “a charade that passed for the governorship election in Ekiti State last Saturday”.
Fayemi of the ruling All Progressives Congress won the election after securing 197,459 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Prof. Kalapo Olusola of the Peoples Democratic Party, who got 178, 121 votes in Saturday’s Governorship Election in Ekiti State.
The Inter-Party Advisory Council on Monday congratulated Dr Kayode Fayemi on his victory in Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State.
The Prince Adebayo Adeyeye Movement (PAAM) has congratulated the newly elected governor of Ekiti State, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi.
Yesterday, Saturday July 14, 2018, you the people of Ekiti spoke and your voice was heard resoundingly.
The Deputy Governor of Ekiti State and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Saturday’s governorship poll, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, has rejected the results of the poll as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, which declared All Progressives Congress Dr. Kayode Fayemi as winner.
Tinubu made the declaration in a congratulatatory message to Fayemi, the APC Candidate in Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State.
The CDD Director, Idayat Hassan, who was on ground in Ekiti, told NAN in a telephone interview that although there were cases of ballot boxes snatching in some areas, INEC did not declare results from the affected polling units.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who disclosed this at a media briefing on Sunday in Lagos, said the election was “a referendum and Nigerians have given their verdict’’.
INEC had declared Dr Kayode Fayemi, a former Minister of Mines and Steel Development and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, winner of the election with 197,459 votes.
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday congratulated Dr. Kayode Fayemi over his victory at the Ekiti state governorship election held on Saturday.
INEC Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze -Uzzi, said this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja.
The All Progressives Congress on Sunday assured the people of Ekiti and Nigerians that it is best placed to move the country forward and resolve all seemingly intractable problems.
Fayemi emerged victorious in the governorship election held on Saturday in the state.