INEC declares Fayemi governor-elect in Ekiti

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressive Congress (APC) winner of the Ekiti Governorship Election held on Saturday.

INEC’s Chief Returning Officer for the election, Professor Idowu Olayinka declared the result on Sunday.

According to the Returning Officer, Kayode got 197,459 votes to defeat the Deputy Governor of the state and  candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Professor Kolapo Olusola who polled 178, 121 votes.