Sorting and counting of votes have been completed at Polling Unit 002, Ward 03 (Ugele/Akoru), in Ikere Local Government Area as the Ekiti State governorship election continues across the state.
Results announced by election officials at the polling unit showed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) narrowly defeated the All Progressives Congress (APC) in one of the closely contested voting centres in the local government area.
According to the result declared at the polling unit, the PDP secured 119 votes, while the APC polled 113 votes. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) received two votes, while the National Rescue Movement (NRM) secured one vote. Two ballots were declared void.
Result Breakdown
Polling Unit: 002
Ward: 03 (Ugele/Akoru)
Local Government Area: Ikere LGA
Party Votes
PDP 119
APC 113
ADC 2
NRM 1
Void Votes 2
Total Accredited Voters: 237
Total Registered Voters: 790
Tight Contest in Key Polling Unit
The result highlights the competitive nature of the Ekiti governorship election, with only six votes separating the two leading parties at the polling unit.
Election observers noted that voter turnout at the polling unit reflected active participation by residents, with 237 accredited voters out of a total of 790 registered voters.
The result is also significant because it comes from Ikere Local Government Area, one of the politically important councils in the state. Political parties are expected to closely monitor results from the area as collation continues.
Collation Continues Across Ekiti
While results from Polling Unit 002 have been announced, collation is ongoing at ward and local government levels across Ekiti State.
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission are expected to continue compiling results from polling units before final declarations are made at higher collation centres.
Election stakeholders have urged voters and party supporters to remain peaceful and allow the electoral process to run its course.
Attention will now shift to ward and local government collation centres, where results from multiple polling units will be aggregated before being transmitted to the state collation centre.
Political analysts say it remains too early to draw conclusions from individual polling unit outcomes, as the final result will depend on votes recorded across all local government areas of the state.
For now, the PDP holds a slim lead at Polling Unit 002 in Ugele/Akoru Ward, with election officials continuing the collation process across Ekiti State.