2023 Nigerian presidential election in Ekiti State

The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Ekiti State was held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections, including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate, were also held on the same date while state elections were held two weeks afterward on 11 March.

Bola Tinubu—the nominee of the All Progressives Congress—ultimately won the state by over 110,000 votes, a 36% margin, over runner-up Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party. The other two major contenders, Peter Obi (Labour Party) and Rabiu Kwankwaso (New Nigeria Peoples Party), trailed with just 3.7% and 0.09%, respectively.

Background Ekiti State is a small, Yoruba-majority southwestern state with vast natural areas but facing an underdeveloped yet vital agricultural sector, high unemployment, and rising debt. The state also has to contend with insecurity with abated, but still present, conflict between herders and farmers in the state's rural areas.

The state's 2019 elections categorized by a massive swing to the APC as its presidential nominee Muhammadu Buhari won the state back after the PDP had won it in 2015. Legislatively the APC also gained ground, winning all two Senate seats, all six House of Representatives seats, and control of the House of Assembly. Two years later, Abiodun Oyebanji retained the gubernatorial office for the APC, winning with 53% of the vote.

Polling Polling organisation/clientFieldworkdateSamplesizeOthersUndecidedUndisclosedNot votingTinubuAPCObiLPKwankwasoNNPPAbubakarPDP BantuPageJanuary 2023N/A31%14%0%5%–36%8%6% Nextier(Ekiti crosstabs of national poll)27 January 2023 N/A22.4%36.2%6.9%34.5%–––– SBM Intelligence for EiE(Ekiti crosstabs of national poll)22 January-6 February 2023N/A56%9%3%15%1%15%––

Projections Source ProjectionAs of 24 February 2023DataphyteTinubu: 38.33% 11 February 2023Obi: 33.52%Abubakar: 15.47%Others: 12.62%Enough is Enough- Tinubu17 February 2023SBM Intelligence Tinubu15 December 2022ThisDayTinubu: 45% 27 December 2022Obi: 10%Kwankwaso: –Abubakar: 20%Others/Undecided: 20% Tinubu12-19 February 2023

General election Results

By senatorial district The results of the election by senatorial district. Senatorial district Bola TinubuAPC Atiku AbubakarPDP Peter ObiLP Rabiu KwankwasoNNPP Others Total valid votes Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Ekiti Central Senatorial District 76,033 68.36% 26,254 23.61% 5,918 5.32% 128 0.12% 2,886 2.59% 111,219 Ekiti North Senatorial District 58,499 61.07% 33,326 34.79% 2,547 2.66% 59 0.06% 1,355 1.41% 95,786 Ekiti South Senatorial District 58,795 65.83% 26,939 30.16% 2,467 2.76% 61 0.07% 1,046 1.17% 89,308 Totals 201,486 65.38% 89,554 29.06% 11,397 3.70% 264 0.09% 5470 1.77% 308,171

By federal constituency The results of the election by federal constituency. Federal constituency Bola TinubuAPC Atiku AbubakarPDP Peter ObiLP Rabiu KwankwasoNNPP Others Total valid votes Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Ado Ekiti/Irepodun-Ifelodun Federal Constituency 43,016 67.75% 13,684 21.55% 5,029 7.92% 111 0.17% 1,650 2.60% 63,490 Ekiti South West/Ikere/Ise/Orun Federal Constituency 34,408 66.24% 14,979 28.84% 1,847 3.56% 43 0.08% 668 1.29% 51,945 Emure/Gbonyin/Ekiti East Federal Constituency 32,546 66.12% 14,995 30.46% 1,085 2.20% 32 0.07% 8,877 1.14% 49,221 Ido/Osi, Moba/Ilejemeje Federal Constituency 28,562 61.98% 15,985 34.69% 1,125 2.44% 28 0.06% 382 0.83% 46,082 Ijero/Ekiti West/Efon Federal Constituency 33,017 69.18% 12,570 26.34% 889 1.86% 17 0.04% 1,236 2.59% 47,729 Ikole/Oye Federal Constituency 29,937 60.23% 17,341 34.89% 1,422 2.86% 31 0.06% 973 1.96% 49,704 Totals 201,486 65.38% 89,554 29.06% 11,397 3.70% 264 0.09% 5470 1.77% 308,171

By local government area The results of the election by local government area. Local government area Bola TinubuAPC Atiku AbubakarPDP Peter ObiLP Rabiu KwankwasoNNPP Others Total valid votes Turnout (%) Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % Ado Ekiti 28,751 67.22% 8,168 19.1% 4,485 10.49% 87 0.20% 1,282 3.00% 42,773 24.49% Efon 5,873 67.84% 2,521 29.12% 125 1.44% 3 0.04% 135 1.56% 8,657 30.00% Ekiti East 12,426 59.82% 7,782 37.46% 375 1.81% 7 0.03% 182 0.88% 20,772 34.37% Ekiti South-West 11,334 66.50% 5,047 29.61% 440 2.58% 9 0.05% 215 1.26% 17,045 32.50% Ekiti West 14,516 73.47% 4,318 21.85% 391 1.98% 8 0.04% 525 2.66% 19,758 34.13% Emure 8,159 68.81% 3,035 25.59% 465 3.92% 14 0.12% 185 1.56% 11,858 32.44% Gbonyin 11,961 72.09% 4,178 25.18% 245 1.48% 11 0.07% 196 1.18% 16,591 31.41% Ido-Osi 11,917 58.32% 7,476 36.58% 782 3.83% 14 0.07% 246 1.20% 20,435 36.11% Ijero Ekiti 12,628 65.38% 5,731 29.68% 373 1.93% 6 0.03% 576 2.98% 19,314 31.19% Ikere-Ekiti 11,659 58.17% 7,198 35.91% 910 4.54% 24 0.12% 253 1.26% 20,044 31.28% Ikole 15,465 57.36% 10,198 37.82% 779 2.89% 11 0.04% 509 1.89% 26,962 38.27% Ilejemeje 4,599 62.05% 2,662 35.91% 97 1.31% 3 0.04% 51 0.69% 7,412 40.03% Irepodun/Ifelodun 14,265 68.86% 5,516 26.63% 544 2.63% 24 0.12% 368 1.78% 20,717 30.10% Ise/Orun 11,415 76.84% 2,734 18.40% 497 3.34% 10 0.07% 200 1.35% 14,856 32.47% Moba 12,046 66.06% 5,847 32.06% 246 1.35% 11 0.06% 85 0.47% 18,235 34.53% Oye 14,472 63.64% 7,143 31.41% 643 2.83% 20 0.09% 464 2.04% 22,742 35.49% Totals 201,486 65.38% 89,554 29.06% 11,397 3.70% 264 0.09% 5470 1.77% 308,171 31.84%

See also 2023 Nigerian elections 2023 Nigerian presidential election

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