The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday declared the candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Fawekun Abiodun, winner of Ido-Osi Constituency I supplementary election.
The electoral body had declared the March 18 state assembly election in the constituency inconclusive following violent disruption of the voting process in three polling units of PU 003, PU 012 and PU 014 all in registration area (Ward) 01.
Yesterday’s supplementary election was in the three polling units.
A statement signed INEC’s head of voter education and publicity in the state, Temitope Akanmu for the Resident Electoral Commissioner Ekiti State said Fawekun polled 4,764 votes to beat the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Fadahunsi Ishola who scored 4,294 to the seat.
It would be recalled that the APC had won 23 seats while SDP clinched 2 seats in the poll held last month.
Other results of the poll showed that Olorunda Abiodun (ADC) scored 203 votes, Olubobade (ADP) polled 80 votes, James Blessing (LP) garnered 35 votes, Awoniyi Ayodele (PDP) scored 422 votes while Obafemi Tosin (YPP) polled 19 votes
The state office of INEC in the statement appreciated all election stakeholders and good people of Ekiti state for the peaceful conduct of the election.
