INEC Declares Winners in Ekiti Governorship and Rivers Senatorial By‑Election
Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission announced the results of the Ekiti 2026 governorship election and the Rivers South‑East senatorial district by‑election held on June 20, 2026.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the Ekiti 2026 governorship election. According to bluesky, the APC received 319,224 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) received 40,543 votes and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) received 12,872 votes.
INEC also announced that Wogu Olaka Johnson of the PDP won the Rivers South‑East Senatorial District by‑election held on June 20, 2026. Gazettengr.com reported that Johnson received 47,961 votes, with Douglas Fabeka Beke of the African Action (AA) party obtaining 1,175 votes and Sam Barikwa of the Labour Party (LP) receiving 367 votes. The result was certified by Rosemary Ogwu, the Returning Officer for the district.
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