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Ekiti Election: APC Candidate, Biodun Oyebanji Expresses Confidence Of Victory

Biodun Oyebanji, the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti State, has expressed confidence that he will emerge as the winner.

Biodun Oyebanji Votes At Ekiti Governorship Election

The APC candidate spoke after voting in the ongoing Ekiti election alongside his wife, Prof. Olayemi at ward 06, unit 03, Okelele Area of Ikogosi-Ekiti.

Oyebanji hailed the peaceful conduct of the excercise, expressing confidence that he will win the contested election with wide margin.

He praised INEC for improving on the electoral process through Bimodal Voter Authentication System technology innovation, saying this has made the process faster and credible.

He hailed the voters for enthusiastically trooping out en masse to cast their vote, saying there wasn’t any case of apathy with the reports he had been getting across the 177 wards.

“This is an improvement and my expectation is that I will win . I am happy that there was no case of apathy. The security build up has also been impressive, so the process has been good and fine.

“I am coming with a change agenda and my manifesto is clear about the changes I am bringing,” he said.

Oyebanji is contesting the governorship election with Segun Oni of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Bisi Kolawole of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Woke Oluyede of the African Democratic Party (ADP) and 12 others.

Meanwhile, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested persons alleged to have engaged in vote-buying in the Ekiti governorship election.

Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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