The Current Minister for Solid and Mineral Resource, and former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has won APC Governorship Flagbearer For Ekiti State.
Dr Kayode Fayemi Polled 941 votes out of 2,326 delegates accredited to vote for today’s APC congress while Engineer Segun Oni Polled 454 Votes..
The minister of mines and steel development won the primary despite stiff opposition from some of the aspirants, who campaigned vigorously against him.
Other results as declared by the committee are, Adesua Oladiran (04), Adeyanju Bodunde (03), Ajayi Adebowale Oluranti (01), Yinka Akerele (11), Kola Alabi (14), Aloba Adebisi (07), Gbenga Aluko (86), Ayo Arise (02), and Opeyemi Bamidele(08).
They also included Femi Bamisile, (179), Bimbo Daramola (28), Oladipupo Ogunkoya (01) and Adekunle Esan with no vote, Bamidele Faparusi (23) and Sesan Fatoba (43).
Fayemi in an interview with one of our correspondents, said he owed the victory to God, his fellow aspirants, the APC and the people of Ekiti who he wanted to serve.
He said, “The confidence repose in me by delegates who are exco members of our party is truly humbling. I owe the gratitude to them. We have a challenge, we must rescue Ekiti State.”
At the rescheduled APC governorship primary on Saturday, tight security was put in place to forestall a repeat of the ugly incident that marred the exercise when it was first held a week ago.
There were fears of disruption of the primary by thugs, with the time given by the Independent National Electoral Commission to all political parties to submit their governorship candidates remaining a few days. Such disruption could have resulted in the APC’s possible inability to present a candidate.
But such fears were allayed at the Oke-Ila venue of the primary, with several detachments of security agencies from Oyo, Anambra, Lagos and other states, drafted to maintain law and order at the venue.
As early as 6.30 am, the adjoining streets leading to the venue were condoned off, with restriction of movements observed with force. There were 16 security checkpoints mounted on Afao Road where the venue is located. Every accredited person had to go through each of the security checkpoints which were manned by heavily-armed security men. Movement of vehicles was also prohibited into the area except those conveying security operatives.
