Ekiti Election: Fayemi did not lose the election in a free, fair and credible contest - Bally

The just concluded gubernatorial election in Ekiti is one of the worst conducted in Nigeria history. Though the urbane and peace loving incumbent governor Kayode Fayemi has congratulated Fayose for the undeserved victory, the saturday June 21 election is not free, fair and credible. Many social network activist may believe otherwise, forgetting unsavoury events towards the election.


What is free in an election in which votes were bought with money, in which the so called winner and his agents including the Minister of defence paid #3000 - #5000 to be voted for. You called an election in which the labour party candidate Bamidele Opeyemi was paid billions of naira to ask his supporters to vote for Fayose overnight?

Ekiti Elections- Why Fayemi Lost And The Lessons For APC

Most APC die-hard supporters could not believe there would be an upset. But the handwriting became clearer on the wall when it was obvious that Bimbo Daramola, Yemi Adaramodu, Adewale Omirin, the Deputy Governor Prof Mrs Adelabu and former Governor Niyi Adebayo all lost their wards/booths. From results, out of the 12 wards in Oye Local Government, Governor Kayode Fayemi's Local Government, APC won only 2 wards while PDP cleared the rest. 

Ekiti State: Fayose dedicates victory to Ekiti people

The Ekiti state governor-elect, Ayodele Fayose, on Sunday dedicated his Saturday’s governorship election victory to the people of the state. He told the journalists in Ado-Ekiti that his victory reflected the wishes of the people of the state.

The governor-elect, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, described the election that produced him as free, fair and credible. He promised to improve the living standard of the people by providing job opportunities and making education affordable.

Also reacting, the Labour Party’s candidate, Opeyemi Bamidele, said, “I am not desperate to be governor.”

Ekiti Poll: APC Lies To Nigerians Regarding Kano Governor’s Air Travel - PREMIUM TIMES

The claim by the All Progressives Congress, APC, that federal officials prevented the plane carrying the Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, from landing in Akure is false, PREMIUM TIMES can reveal.

At the time the APC was claiming that the Kano governor was being barred from getting to Ekiti, the spokesperson of the governor told PREMIUM TIMES his boss was in Kano and had no plans to travel to Ekiti.

The APC, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, claimed Mr. Kwankwaso and two other APC governors, Adams Oshiomhole of Edo and Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers, were barred from getting to Ekiti to support Governor Kayode Fayemi’s re-election bid.

One Died as Police Attack Governor Fayemi And Senator Ojudu During APC Rally In Ado Ekiti (+ Photos)

A street rally in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital, led by Senator Babafemi Ojudu to drum up support for the re-election of Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State turned bloody on Sunday as a contingent of the Nigeria anti-riot police led by their commander in the state, Selenkere Michael, an indigene of Bayelsa State, pounced on the APC members, tear-gassing and shooting at them. 

According to reports, the carnival-like street rally went on peacefully until the police unleashed a volley of teargas canisters and later used live bullets that killed a party member. 

A few minutes after the attack, the state governor, Kayode Fayemi arrived the scene of the attack to ascertain what happened, the rampaging policemen did not spare him, he was tear-gassed while some members of his security detail and the commissioner for integration in Ekiti State, Niyi Afuye, were arrested and taken away from the scene.