The British High Commission in Nigeria has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies for the “peaceful conduct” of the governorship election in Ekiti state.
In a statement on Monday, the commission also expressed concerns over vote trading and delays caused by the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS).
INEC declared Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the election, noting that the incumbent polled 319,224 votes to defeat Wole Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who garnered 40,543 votes, and Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) who scored 12,872 votes.
However, allegations of vote-buying and voter suppression in some polling units dominated headlines afterwards.
There were also technical glitches, with the BVAS device reportedly failing to capture some elderly voters and causing delays in certain polling units.
The British commission congratulated voters in the state
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