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Mr Biodun Oyebanji, acclaimed political godson of Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi has been declared winner of the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State.
Despite strong opposition from rivals against the immediate past SSG, who alleged that the process had been tailored to favour him. Oyebanji has been variously accused of being the favoured aspirant of the outgoing governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.
Two of the seven aspirants who protested against the process earlier in the day, Senator Bamidele Opeyemi and Senator Dayo Adeyeye are also alleged to be associates of APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The Chairman of the committee for the primary election, Governor Mohammed Badaru of Jigawa State announced that Oyebanji polled 101,703 votes to defeat seven other contestants in the Ekiti APC governorship primary.
A total number of 107,877 voters were accredited for the exercise out of which 104,983 voted.