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From Priscilla Ediare, Ado-Ekiti
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress National Assembly Primary Election Committee, Asipa Adedoyin Banjo, has announced the results of the House of Representatives primary election held May 16, 2026 in Ekiti State.
The Chairman announced the results on Sunday, in Ado-Ekiti, capital of the state, where he also declared the primary election held in Ekiti North Federal Constituency I, comprising Oye and Ikole Local Governments inconclusive over crisis recorded in some voting centres across the constituency.
The primary was conducted in six federal constituencies across the state including, Ekiti Central Federal Constituency I comprising Ado and Irepodun/ifelodun Local Government Areas and Federal Constituency lI, covering Efon/Ijero/Ekiti West Local Government Areas.
Ekiti North Federal Constituency I has Oye/Ikole Local Government Areas while Federal Constituency lI consist of Moba/ Ilejemeje/Ido-Osi Local Governments.
Ekiti South Federal Constituency I includes Emure/Ekiti East/Gbonyin and Constituency lI is made up of Ikere/ Ise-Orun /Ekiti South West Local Government Areas
Announcing the results, the Chairman declared the incumbent federal lawmaker for Ekiti Central Federal Constituency I, Olusola Fatoba the winner having secured the highest votes of 8,943, defeating four other opponents including his closest rival Ayodele Oluwafemi who polled 4,122 votes.
In Ekiti Central Federal Constituency II, Oladapo Karounwi scored 6,573 votes to defeat incumbent Abiodun Omoleye and Victor Kolade.
In Ekiti South Federal Constituency l, Toyin Okoro emerged the winner after he polled the highest votes of 9,798 to defeat the incumbent Rufus Ojuawo who scored 1,842 votes.
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A serving lawmaker, Femi Bamisile in Ekiti South Federal Constituency lI, got the highest votes of 4,379 and was declared the winner.
In Ekiti North Federal Constituency lI, Ibrahim Olanrewaju emerged the winner with 6,856 votes to defeat the incumbent Akinlayo Kolawole, who scored 2,102.
The Chairman, however, declared the election in Ekiti North Federal Constituency I inconclusive following the crisis that was recorded during the process of the election.
“As we are all aware, we have six federal constituencies in Ekiti. But the issue in Ekiti North One, which comprises Oye and Ikole, is going to be handled by the National Working Committee of the party.
“There were pockets of crisis in some of the voting centres there yesterday and the process was not completed. As a result of that, I will not be announcing any results for Oye and Ikole Federal Constituency.
“There is no window for Oye and Ikole in the timetable given to us. It is the National Working Committee that can decide what to do, whether they will send another committee to come and conclude the job or they will send us back.
“Tomorrow is for the Senate. We will not want to overstep our bounds by doing what we are not allowed to do.
“But that is not part of our instruction. So the people of Oye and Ikole should await what the National Working Committee of the party will say,” he concluded.
