The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the list of candidates for the June 20, 2026, governorship election in Ekiti state.
The list, pasted on Monday at the INEC headquarters in
Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, includes names of candidates and running mates of
12 political parties.
Those on the list are Opeyemi Falegan (Accord Party), Akande
Oluwasegun (African Action Congress), Ayodeji Ojo (Action Democratic Party),
Oluwadare Bejide (African Democratic Congress), Biodun Oyebanji (All
Progressives Congress), and Bidemi Awogbemi (Action People’s Party).
Others are Joseph Anifowose (Allied People’s Movement),
Oyebanji Olajuyin (Labour Party), Blessing Abegunde (New Nigeria People Party),
Olaniyi Ayodele (People’s Redemption Party), Owoola Daramola (Young Progressive
Party), and Victor Adetunji (Zenith Labour Party).
However, Wole Oluyede, candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), was excluded from the list.
Oluyede, a medical expert, was elected the PDP gubernatorial
candidate in November.
He secured 279 votes to defeat Funso Ayeni, his closest
challenger, who received 239. The election was conducted by the PDP national
working committee (NWC) backed by Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo.
The PDP has been grappling with a leadership crisis, which
has polarised the party into factions– one camp backed by Makinde and Bala
Mohammed, his Bauchi counterpart, and another by Nyesom Wike, minister of the
Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Last week, INEC rejected a request to recognise the NWC
chaired by Kabiru Turaki, which has the backing of Makinde and Mohammed.
The electoral umpire cited multiple court judgements for its
decision, noting that it would not update its records to reflect any change in
the opposition party’s national leadership pending the resolution of ongoing
cases challenging the national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo state capital, in
November.
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