PDP candidate, Dr Wole Oluyede
The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State, Wole Oluyede, has insisted that the poll fell short of the people’s expectations of a free, fair, credible and acceptable election.
Oluyede said he was still consulting widely on the next line of action regarding the election, based on reports received from across the 16 local government areas of the state and his assessment of the conduct of the poll.
In a personally signed statement titled, “A Message of Gratitude, Hope and Commitment to the People of Ekiti State,” made available in Ado Ekiti on Sunday, the PDP candidate appreciated party members and supporters for standing firm in their convictions and voting according to their conscience.
The Independent National Electoral Commission had, in the early hours of Sunday, June 21, declared Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress the winner of the election after polling 319,224 votes, while Oluyede of the PDP secured 40,543 votes to place second.
