A coalition of human rights organisations under the aegis of the Nigerian Human Rights Community, which observed the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State, has described the election as credible, free and fair, and one that met international standards.
The coalition’s position was contained in a statement signed by Martins Adeleke, Fred Ojinika and Abubakar Ahmed.
The coalition premised its conclusion on reports from its over 200 observers deployed across Ekiti State to monitor the election.
It declared that the election “reflected the genuine democratic choice of the electorate, was peaceful and largely devoid of the violence, ballot snatching and other irregularities that had marred previous elections.”
The ruling All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Governor Biodun Oyebanji, won the governorship election in all 16 local government areas of the state.
The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Oyebanji the winner after he polled 319,224 votes, defeating his closest rivals
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