The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Wednesday present the Certificate of Return
to the Ekiti State governor-elect, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.
The deputy governor-elect, Chief
Bisi Egbeyemi, will also receive his Certificate of Return.
INEC Public Relations Officer,
Alhaji Taiwo Gbadegesin, made the confirmation on Tuesday.
The ceremony will hold 11:00 am
at the state INEC headquarters, along new Iyin Road in Ado-Ekiti.
Fayemi will be sworn in as
Governor on October 16, 2018.
The All Progressives Congress
(APC) candidate was declared winner by INEC Chief Returning Officer, Professor
Abel Idowu Olayinka.
“Having certified the
requirements of the law, Dr. Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressive Congress, is
hereby declared as the elected governor”, Olayinka, Vice Chancellor of the
University of Ibadan (UI) said.
Fayemi defeated his closest rival
and candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prof Kolapo Olusola.
Results released by the INEC
showed that Fayemi garnered 197,459 votes to beat Olusola who polled 178,121
votes.
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