Peoples Democratic Party. Photo: PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the June 20 election in Ekiti State, Dr Wole Oluyede, has said the poll fell short of the expectations of a free, fair, credible and acceptable exercise.
Oluyede said he was still consulting on his next line of action based on reports received from across the 16 local government areas of the state and his assessment of the election.
In a 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 belief 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 with 319,224 votes, while Oluyede of the PDP polled 40,543 votes to place second.
