The All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State has won all the thirty five chairmanship and one hundred and seventy six councillorship seats in the last Saturday’s council election held across the sixteen Local Government and nineteen Local Council Development Area in the state.
Announcing the results in Ado Ekiti, Chairman of the Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commision, EKSIEC, Justice Babajide Aladejana said the APC candidates won convincingly having polled total number of lawful votes against the remaining participating parties at the poll.
Justice Aladejana clarified that there would be bye election in Ekameta ward four where ballot boxes and electoral materials were reportedly burnt by hoodlums which led to the cancellation of election in the area.
In their reactions, some elected council Chairmen including that of Isokan LCDA Dr Olumide Fadipe, Ido/Osi Local Government, Sola Ogunsina and Chairperson Irewolede LCDA, Mrs Dupe Bakare said they would not disappoint those who voted them in.
The Chairman of Young Progressives Party in Ekiti State, Mr Owoola Daramola whose party deeded candidates for the poll described the election as one sided affair.
Mr Ralph Adeyanju who is the Ekiti State publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party had earlier said the party would not participate because it had no trust in the process.
Also, the publicity Secretary of APC, Mr Segun Dipe told Radio Nigeria that a new dawn has begun at the grassroots level in Ekiti State.
Six political parties including Action Alliance AA, All Progressives Congress, APC African Democratic Congress, ADC, All Progressives Grant Alliance, APGA, National Redemption Movement, NRM, Young Progressives Party, YPP.
