Breaking: PDP Dominates Ikere Polling Unit In Heated Ekiti Governorship Election

The Peoples Democratic Party (Peoples Democratic Party) has secured an early win in the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

According to results declared at the polling unit, the PDP emerged victorious at Polling Unit 009 in Atiba/Aafin Ward 01, Ikere Local Government Area.

In the contest, the PDP polled 82 votes, defeating the All Progressives Congress (All Progressives Congress), which scored 56 votes. The Young Progressives Party (Young Progressives Party) recorded 2 votes, while the Labour Party (Labour Party) and the African Action Congress (African Action Congress) got 1 vote each.

Polling unit result breakdown (PU009, Atiba/Aafin Ward 01, Ikere LGA):

• APC: 56
• PDP: 82
• YPP: 2
• LP: 1
• AAC: 1
• Invalid votes: 20
• Total votes cast: 162

Meanwhile, the PDP candidate, Oluyede, expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) at his polling unit, describing delays that slowed down accreditation and voting.

Speaking after voting at Unit 6, Ward 3, Osagburu Family Hall in Ikere-Ekiti, he said the BVAS device malfunctioned, leading to a sluggish accreditation process. He noted that only about six voters had been accredited since voting began at 8:30 a.m.

Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (Independent National Electoral Commission) were reportedly working to fix the issue and restore smooth operation of the device.

Oluyede condemned the situation, calling it unacceptable and alleging that repeated BVAS failures were disrupting the process. He also vowed to formally report the irregularities to the appropriate authorities.