BREAKING: President Buhari Wins Ekiti State
The All Progressives Congress [APC] presidential candidate and incumbent president, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari [retd.] has won the presidential election in Ekiti state.
In the result announced by the returning officer, Professor Idowu Olayinka, who is also the Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan said that Buhari polled 219,231 votes.
His closest rival, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] polled 154,032 votes.
The total valid votes were 381,132, rejected votes 12,577, while total votes were 393 709.
Ekiti is the first state with an officially declared presidential election result by Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC].
See the result below:
EKITI STATE PRESIDENTIAL RESULTS LIVE FROM NEW INEC’S OFFICE ADO-EKITI LG
AAC: 400
ABP: 28
ACB; 120
ANN: 88
APC: 219231
APGA: 309
FRESH: 46
MAJA: 279
NPP: 53
PCP: 2299
PDP: 154,032
PPA: 253
TOTAL VALID VOTES: 381,132
REJECTED VOTES: 12,577
TOTAL VOTES CAST: 393,703