FAYEMI WINS APC GOVERNORSHIP TICKET.

Dr. Kayode Fayemi, The Former Governor of Ekiti State  has won the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election. At the end of the counting of delegates votes, Fayemi polled a total of 941 votes to beat former  Governor Segun Oni who scored 481 and 31 other aspirants in the rescheduled primary election held under a very right security.

He was later presented with a letter of return by The Chairman of the Ekiti State Governorship Primary Electoral Committee Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, of Nasarawa State. In his acceptance speech ,Fayemi thanked the people of Ekiti and the  leadership of his party and promised to extend hands of fellowship to other aspirants in the primary election in other to move the state forward.

Some of the aspirants such as Biodun Amudipe and Patrick Adekunle did not score a single vote while Senator Ayo Arise; Bamidele Olumilua’s son, Muyiwa polled two votes and Opeyemi Bamidele scored eight votes.

With his victory,  Fayemi, who was governor in the state between October 16, 2010, and 2014 will now face the incumbent Deputy Governor Kolapo Olusola, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party  in the election on July 14.2018.

By:Nifemi Dolapo.