Vote counting has commenced in polling units across Ekiti State as the governorship election enters the collation stage, with electoral officials sorting and counting ballots cast by voters under the watch of party agents, observers and security personnel.
At Polling Unit 031, Ward 9, in Ado-Ekiti Local Government Area, counting was completed after voting ended peacefully.
The polling unit has 782 registered voters, while 128 voters were accredited and cast their ballots.
The results announced at the unit showed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) secured 86 votes, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 36 votes, while the African Democratic Congress (ADC) received five votes.
Similar counting exercises were underway at other polling units where voting had concluded, as INEC officials sorted ballot papers and recorded results before moving them to the ward collation centres in accordance with the Electoral Act and the commission’s guidelines.
At Polling Unit 015, Ward 9, which has 610 registered voters, election officials were counting ballots after the close of voting.
The same process was ongoing at Polling Unit 009, Ward 10, where 373 registered voters were expected to vote, with officials tallying votes cast at the polling unit.
Vote counting was also underway at Polling Unit 017, Ward 9, which has 893 registered voters, while officials at Polling Unit 003, Ward 9, with 1,232 registered voters, were similarly sorting and counting ballots after voting ended.
Across the state, party agents closely monitored the counting process while security personnel maintained order around the polling units.
INEC officials were expected to transmit and physically move the results to the appropriate ward collation centres for the next stage of the electoral process.
The governorship election is being held across Ekiti State’s 16 local government areas, with results expected to emerge progressively as counting and collation continue.
