INEC declares JKF winner of the just concluded Ekiti poll

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Kamarudeen Ogundele , Ado Ekiti
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Dr . Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress as the winner of the July 14 governorship election .
The Vice- Chancellor of the University of Ibadan and Returning Officer for the election, Prof . Idowu Olayinka, said he had satisfied the requirement of the law by polling the highest lawful votes in the election.
Fayemi polled 197 , 459 to beat Prof . Kolapo Olusola of the Peoples Democratic Party who scored 178 ,121 votes.

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