The 2018 Ekiti State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on 14 July 2018.
APC Governor
Kayode Fayemi who ruled from 2010 to 2014 won re-election for a second term, defeating
Kolapo Olushola of the
PDP.
Kayode Fayemi emerged
APC gubernatorial candidate after scoring 941 votes and defeating his closest rival, Segun Oni, who received 481 votes. He picked
Bisi Egbeyemi
Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi (8 May 1944 – 18 March 2023) was a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as deputy governor of Ekiti State from 2018 to 2022.
Education
Bisi Egbeyemi attended St. Saviour's Primary School, Ado-Ekiti and Holy Trin ...
as his running mate.
Kolapo Olushola was the PDP candidate with
Deji Ogunsakin as his running mate. 35 candidates contested in the election.
Electoral system
The
Governor of Ekiti State is elected using the
plurality voting system
Plurality voting refers to electoral systems in which a candidate, or candidates, who poll more than any other counterpart (that is, receive a plurality), are elected. In systems based on single-member districts, it elects just one member per ...
.
Primary election
APC primary
The APC
primary election
Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
was held on 12 May 2018.
Kayode Fayemi won the primary election polling 941 votes against 33 other candidates. His closest rival was Segun Oni, a former governor of the state, who came second with 481 votes, Kayode Ojo came third with 281 votes.
PDP primary
The PDP
primary election
Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
was held on 8 May 2018.
Kolapo Olushola emerged as a consensus candidate, with
Adebayo Clement Adeyeye
Adedayo Clement Adeyeye is a Nigerian politician.
Background
Adeyeye Clement Adedayo was born on 4 April 1957 in Ikere-Ekiti, to the royal family of Oba David Opeyemi Adeyeye, Agunsoye II, the Arinjale of Ise Ekiti (who reigned between 1932 ...
as his running mate.
Results
A total number of 35 candidates registered with the
Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.
The total number of registered voters in the state was 909,585, while 405,861 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 403,451, while number of valid votes was 384,594. Rejected votes were 18,857.
By local government area
Here are the results of the election by local government area for the two major parties. The total valid votes of 384,594 represents the 35 political parties that participated in the election.
Blue represents LGAs won by Kayode Fayemi.
Green represents LGAs won by Kolapo Olushola.
References
{{Elections in Ekiti State
Gubernatorial election 2018
Ekiti State gubernatorial election
Ekiti State gubernatorial elections