Fayemi, Fayose and Bamidele
AFTER months of horse trading, accusations and counter-accusations, campaigns and rallies in various towns and villages, the 18 political parties registered for tomorrow’s gubernatorial election in Ekiti State are set for battle.
Though the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC through its Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Alhaji Useni Halilu Pai had assured the people of the state of the readiness of the electoral umpire to conduct free and fair polls, for the people of the state the general feeling is that the pudding is in the eating.
With all the facts on ground, the contest will mainly be between three gubernatorial candidates namely Hon Opeyemi Bamiddele (Labour Party), Ayo Fayose (Peoples Democratic Party) and the incumbent, Dr. Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Ekiti has about 732,156 registered voters and has 2,195 polling units with Ado Ekiti having the largest chunk of voters estimated at 134,141; Ilejemeje Local Government area of the state has about 11,795 registered voters making it to have the least number of registered voters in the state.
A lot of factors would determine the winner of tomorrow’s election, some of which are past record of the candidates’ achievements, their popularity among members of electorate, religion, key and prominent supporters of the candidate in each of the local governments, ability to mobilize fund etc
The issue of rotation of governorship slot between the three senatorial districts of the state, especially the agitation by the people of the Southern Senatorial District of the state prior to the PDP primaries has died down, as non of the three leading gubernatorial candidates in persons of Fayemi, Fayose and Bamidele of APC, PDP and LP respectively is from the district. running mates.
AFTER months of horse trading, accusations and counter-accusations, campaigns and rallies in various towns and villages, the 18 political parties registered for tomorrow’s gubernatorial election in Ekiti State are set for battle.
Though the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC through its Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Alhaji Useni Halilu Pai had assured the people of the state of the readiness of the electoral umpire to conduct free and fair polls, for the people of the state the general feeling is that the pudding is in the eating.
With all the facts on ground, the contest will mainly be between three gubernatorial candidates namely Hon Opeyemi Bamiddele (Labour Party), Ayo Fayose (Peoples Democratic Party) and the incumbent, Dr. Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Ekiti has about 732,156 registered voters and has 2,195 polling units with Ado Ekiti having the largest chunk of voters estimated at 134,141; Ilejemeje Local Government area of the state has about 11,795 registered voters making it to have the least number of registered voters in the state.
A lot of factors would determine the winner of tomorrow’s election, some of which are past record of the candidates’ achievements, their popularity among members of electorate, religion, key and prominent supporters of the candidate in each of the local governments, ability to mobilize fund etc
The issue of rotation of governorship slot between the three senatorial districts of the state, especially the agitation by the people of the Southern Senatorial District of the state prior to the PDP primaries has died down, as non of the three leading gubernatorial candidates in persons of Fayemi, Fayose and Bamidele of APC, PDP and LP respectively is from the district. running mates.
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