Oyebanji Presents Certificate of Return to Tinubu After Securing Landmark Re-election Victory.
By Olamide Akinwumi
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Wednesday presented his Certificate of Return to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, following his overwhelming victory in the June 20 governorship election in the state.
The governor, who was accompanied by the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, paid the visit a few days after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officially presented Certificates of Return to him and his deputy, Chief (Mrs.) Monisade Afuye, as winners of the election.
Oyebanji secured a landslide victory in the poll, polling a total of 319,224 votes to defeat his closest rival, Dr. Oluwole Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 40,543 votes. The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ambassador Dare Bejide, came third with 12,872 votes, while candidates of other political parties recorded significantly lower figures.
According to figures released by INEC, a total of 384,940 voters were accredited for the election. The commission also disclosed that 375,777 votes were validly cast, while 6,332 votes were rejected, bringing the total number of votes cast across the 16 local government areas of the state to 382,109.
Political stakeholders and observers have described the outcome of the election as a strong endorsement of Oyebanji's leadership and political influence in Ekiti State, noting that the governor's victory across the state has earned him a renewed four-year mandate to continue the implementation of his administration's development programmes
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