Ekiti Guber: Oyebanji Defeats PDP, ADC, Others With 319,224 Votes

The flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, has secured a resounding victory in the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election, defeating candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC), and other political parties to earn a second term in office.

Announcing the results, the Returning Officer, Professor Adenike Oladiji, declared that Oyebanji polled 319,224 votes, while his closest challenger, Wole Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), garnered 40,543 votes. Ambassador Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) secured 12,872 votes.

The candidate of the Accord Party, Opeyemi Falegan, polled 564 votes.

According to her, 988,251 voters registered for the election in the state, while 384,940 voters were accredited to participate.

A total of 382,109 votes were cast across the 16 local government areas of the state, with 375,777 votes declared valid and 6,332 rejected.

Professor Oladiji, while announcing the results, declared that, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of valid votes cast, Biodun Oyebanji of the APC was duly elected Governor of Ekiti State.