NaijaToday Politics Desk | June 21, 2026

The votes have been counted in Ekiti State. Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the APC has won re-election, securing victory even in the polling unit of his fiercest political rival, former Governor Ayodele Fayose. The result was largely expected. What was not expected — or rather, what should not be accepted as normal but has become so — were the scenes that accompanied the exercise.