APC declares Rotimi, Reps spokesman, winner of Ekiti primary poll

 

The All Progressives Congress(APC) has declared Akin Rotimi winner of the party’s House of Representatives primary election for Ekiti North Federal Constituency I after the exercise was earlier declared inconclusive over alleged infractions.

Announcing the result, the Chairman of the APC House of Representatives Primary Committee, Wasiu Adedoyin said the outcome of the election conducted in the Oye/Ikole federal constituency last weekend was released after extensive consultations with the national leadership of the party.

Adedoyin said the committee had initially suspended the declaration of the result due to alleged irregularities observed during the exercise conducted on May 16, 2026.

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He, however, stated that following consultations with the APC national leadership, the committee resolved to release the final outcome of the primary election.

According to the results announced by the committee chairman, Rotimi polled 7,483 votes to defeat other aspirants in the contest.

Other aspirants, Bimbo Daramola, scored 5,209 votes, while Olufunke Owoseni secured 602 votes. Other aspirants included Kayode Omobola, who polled 541 votes, and Kemi Elebute-Halle, who scored 399 votes.

The committee chairman said Rotimi, having satisfied the requirements of the APC constitution and guidelines and scored the highest number of votes, was declared winner of the primary and returned as the party’s candidate for the constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections.