As E Dey Happen, Ekiti 2026 govnorship election live as 14 candidates dey battle for one seat

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Tunde Ososanya and Adebola Ajayi

1. one minute wey don passADC candidate Oluwadare Bejide driver chop beating for polling station

   Kasala burst for one polling unit and di driver of di ADC govnorship candidate for di Ekiti State poll, Oluwadare Bejide, chop beating.

   Video wey dey circulate online show as dem wrap bandage for im head wey dey bleed.

   Inside di video, di driver say dem knack am gun butt for head.

   Bejide say na vote-buying cause di kasala.

2. one hour wey don passGovnor of Ekiti State Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji cast im vote

   

   Ekiti State Govnor Biodun Oyebanji don cast im vote for PU 003, RA 06 Ekiti West.

   Di govnor tell residents say make dem dey patient as Inec dey do evritin to make sure say di electoral process dey peaceful and smooth.

   "Evritin dey positive, and di election dey go on smoothly. Di pipo dey happy, and voter turnout dey impressive," di govnor tok.

   "We dey satisfied. However, I need to appeal to our pipo make dem remain patient wit Inec. "All of dis technical glitches, Inec don personally assure me say dem go handle am."

   

   

3. one hour wey don passFormer govnor of Ekiti Ayodele Fayose caste im vote

   Former Ekiti State govnor Ayodele Fayose don cast im vote for im Polling Unit 1, St. David Primary School, Afao-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Govment Area of Ekiti State.

   

   

4. one hour wey don passHow security officials tanda for Ekiti govnorship election?

   Heavy security tanda for Ekiti State for di ongoing govnorship election.

   BBC observe say heavy security presence dey for road, streets and polling units across di state on Saturday.

   Security officers carry weapons as dem dey at alert to counter any gbege wey fit happun for di election.

   Di Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) also dey on ground to combat vote-buying.

   

   

   

   Wia dis foto come from, Nigeria office force/X

   

   

5. one hour wey don passIsan-Ekiti incident no dey related to election violence - Police CP Shogunle

   

   Wia dis foto come from, Abayomi Shogunle/X

   Di Ekiti Police Command on Saturday say di reports on di gbege wey happun for Isan-Ekiti no dey connected to di ongoing govnorship election as di mata happun from one community football match on Friday.

   On Saturday morning, many residents bin dey fear as report spread say two police officers die for di attack as youths begin fight on Friday night to protest against vote-buying ahead of di Saturday poll.

   Abayomi Shogunle, di commissioner of police for di 2026 Ekiti State govnorship election on Saturday ontop X, say di incident wey happun on Friday night for Isan-Ekiti community, Oye Local Govment Area of Ekiti State na becos of football match.

   Shogunle tok say police officers don contain and de-escalate di tension, as voting continue for di state on early mor-mor on Saturday.

   "Di gbege wey happun for Isan-Ekiti last night no be election/political related. Na becos of di football match for di community," Shogunle tok.

   "Necessary containment and de-escalation measures don dey in place, dem don restore calmness. Voting go still hold dis morning for di town as scheduled," e add

   Shogunle no tok about if two police officers die or not.

6. 3 hours wey don passPDP candidate cast vote, protest against alleged voters harassment

   

   Wia dis foto come from, Olabode Olalekan

   Wole Oluyede, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) govnorship candidate for di ongoing Ekiti Election, don cast im vote for ward 2, unit 3, Osagburu Hall, Ikere Local Govment Area.

   Oluyede allege say police officers dey harass members of im political party, block voters from accessing dia polling units for di community

   E also allege say di “heavy deployment” of police officers for im community too much.

   Oluyede say dis afta im cast im vote for polling unit 06 for Osagburu/Hall Oke Oloti, Ward 03 Ugele Arokun for Ikere Ekiti.

   "Di process dey useless. Pipo don dey here for about one and half hours, and na only five pipo don vote for my polling unit. Dis na wetin dem dey do all di time. I dey suspect say somtin dey wrong wit di Inec process," Oluyede tok.

   "I go stay around. If dem dey vote five per hour, e dey sad. You no fit disenfranchise dis pipo. Dem deserve democracy. I dey confident say pipo go tanda for here to see di process. You fit go down dia make you see di army or police officers wey dey harass pipo. I get evidence to show."

7. 3 hours wey don passPolice deploy officers, release hotline for Ekiti govnorship election

   

   Wia dis foto come from, Nigeria Police Force/X

   Di Nigeria Police Force don intensify dia security presence and release emergency contact lines for di 2026 Ekiti govnorship elections.

   Inside one memo wey dem release on Saturday, di police say dem don deploy adequate officers, resources across di state to ensure peaceful, secure, and credible election.

   Di secuirity agency tell citizens say make dem follow election rules and report any emergencies.

   "Make citizens conduct demsefs peacefully, obey electoral guidelines, and report any suspicious activities to security agencies," di police tok.

   Election emergency line: 080062335577

8. 4 hours wey don passCandidates wey dey contest for di Ekiti State govnorship election

   

   Wia dis foto come from, Biodun Oyebanji, Wole Oluyede and Oluwadare Bejide/ Facebook

   Na 14 candidates dey for dis election, including di incumbent Govnor Biodun Oyebanji.

   Inec say Ekiti get 1,059,360 registered voters. Dis number increase by 66,000 compared to di number of registered voters for di last election wey happun for 2022.

   Who be di candidates?

   1. A

   Govnorship: Falegan Opeyemi David

   Deputy-Govnorship: Omoyeni Bayode

   2. AA

   Govnorship: Omotosho Matthew Olu

   Deputy Govnorship: Ayodeji Olumide George

   3. AAC

   Govnorship: Akande Oluwasegun Samuel

   Deputy Govnorship: Fajuyigbe Oluwasanmi John

   4. ADC

   Govnorship: Belloje Oluyindare Patrick

   Deputy Govnorship: Babatola Ayodeji

   5. ADP

   Govnorship: Ojo Ayodele

   Deputy Govnorship: Isitoye Itunu

   6. APC

   Govnorship: Oyebanji Abiodun Abayomi

   Deputy Govnorship: Afuye Monisade

   7. APM

   Govnorship: Anifowose Joseph Olanrewaju

   Deputy Govnorship: Ilesanmi Margaret Adenike

   8. APP

   Govnorship: Awogbemi Bidemi Olaiya

   Deputy Govnorship: Adewumi Akinyemi

   9. LP

   Govnorship: Olajuyin Ikuasayedegbe Oyehanji

   Deputy Govnorship: Okumade Ayokunle Odumayo

   10. NNPP

   Govnorship: Abegunde Ayodami Blessing

   Deputy Govnorship: Ajayi Francis Ade

   11. PDP

   Govnorship: Oluyede Olumayokun Oluwole

   Deputy Govnorship: Ogunsakin Kazeem Ayodeji

   12. PRP

   Govnorship: Ayodele Olaniyi Olanrewaju Praise

   Deputy Govnorship: Adebiyi Modupe Dorcas

   13. YPP

   Govnorship: Osinkolu Olusegun Ayodele

   Deputy Govnorship: Arowolo David Olusesan

   14. ZLP

   Govnorship: Adetunji Victor Damilola

   Deputy Govnorship: Oyeniyi Adesina Charles

9. 4 hours wey don passVoting don start!

   Article Information

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     • Author, Tunde Ososanya
     • Role, Journalist, BBC News Pidgin

   Voting don start for di Ekiti State govnorship election as electoral officers keep to time wey di poll suppose start wey be 8:30am.

   Pipo comply to di ‘no movement order’ as di roads dey empty.

   

   

10. 4 hours wey don passUna good morning

    Dis na our live coverage of Ekiti govnorship election wia 14 candidates dey contest for di poll.

    Our tori pipo dey for Ekiti State to bring una all di informate as e dey happun for di election.

    Dis live page go dey open until election finish.

    In case you miss am, see five tins you need to know about Ekiti State govnorship election.