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Oyebanji Maintains Early Lead as Vote Buying Claims Rock Election
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Executive Summary
AI-generatedGovernor Biodun Oyebanji maintained an early lead in Ekiti State's governorship election, with the ruling APC candidate dominating results uploaded to the INEC portal across several local government areas. Despite this strong showing for the APC, the electoral process was marked by widespread allegations of vote-buying and operational issues, including slow accreditation systems and difficulties accrediting elderly voters.
Key Insights
- Oyebanji (APC) secured an early lead in the governorship election, according to results uploaded to the INEC Result Viewing Portal.
- The APC candidate dominated polling units across multiple local government areas, such as Ido/Osi and Ado LGA.
- Electoral issues included allegations of vote-buying, slow performance of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), and accreditation problems for elderly voters.
- In specific wards like Are Ward in Irepodun/Ifelodun LGA, Oyebanji's votes significantly outnumbered those from both the PDP and ADC candidates.
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