#EkitiDecide: Ayo Fayose Leads With A Wide Margin - Updates 2

As Celebrations still going on in Ado Ekiti as the shouts of "Power!" "Power!" reverberate everywhere.Vote count still ongoing in some PU's in Ado-Ekiti although supporters of PDP's Fayose already jubilating.

This is even as reports spoke of an early lead by former governor Ayo Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had vowed to unseat the incumbent, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has yet to announce the official result of the ballot.

There are 16 local government areas in Ekiti State, with a total number of 732, 166 valid registered voters.The state has 177 wards, 2195 polling units as well as 2803 voting points.

The gender distribution of voter population are Females: 371, 419 (51%) and Males: 360, 747 (49%), according to statistics provided by INEC.

Ekiti decides‬ 2014 - Land of Honour

Ekiti State is a state in western Nigeria, declared a state on October 1, 1996 alongside five others by the military under the dictatorship of General Sani Abacha. The state, carved out of the territory of old Ondo State, covers the former twelve local government areas that made up the Ekiti Zone of old Ondo State.

On creation, it took off with sixteen (16) Local Government Areas (LGAs), having had an additional four carved out of the old ones. Ekiti State is one of the thirty-six states ( Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)) that constitute Nigeria. Ekiti State is reputed to have produced the highest number of professors in Nigeria.

Several pioneers academics are from the state. Pioneers like Profs Adegoke Olubummo( One of
the 1st Nigerian Professors in the field of Mathematics), Adeyinka Adeyemi (1st Professor of Architecture in West Africa). Others include renowned academics like Profs J.F. Ade-Ajayi, Niyi Osundare, Sam Aluko and others too many to mention.