Ekiti Election Kit (PDF)

_________ INEC Info Kit for Ekiti Governorship Election (June 21, 2014) ________

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INFORMATION KIT ON EKITI STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION

Map of Ekiti State Brief on Ekiti State Ekiti State is in the Southwest geo-political zone of Nigeria, with Ado-Ekiti as the state capital. The state was created on October 1, 1996 from the old Ondo State. It comprises 16 local government areas, namely: Ado-Ekiti, Efon, Ekiti East, Ekiti South-West, Ekiti West, Emure, Gbonyin, Ido-Osi, Ijero and Ikere. Others are Ikole, Ilejemeje, Irepodun/Ifelodun, Ise/Orun, Moba and Oye.


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The state shares boundaries with Kwara State to the north, Osun State to the west, Kogi State to the east and Ondo State to the south. Ekiti State has a land area of 6, 353 sq. km. The State is mainly an upland zone, rising over 250 meters above sea level. Besides the state capital, Ado-Ekiti, major towns in the state include Efon Alaye, Ijero, Otun, Iye, Ido, Oye, Ikole, Ode, Emure, Ikere and Ilawe. State Electoral Statistics The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the Ekiti State Governorship Election for Saturday, June 21, 2014, and everything has been put in place by the Commission to make the election free, fair and credible. Relevant statistics pertaining to Ekiti State and the election are as follows:

Ø No. of Local Government Areas – 16 Ø Senatorial Districts: (i) Ekiti North, (ii) Ekiti Central, (iii) Ekiti

South

Ø Federal Constituencies: (i) Ekiti North I, (ii) Ekiti North II, (iii) Ekiti Central I, (iv) Ekiti Central II, (v) Ekiti South I, (vi) Ekiti South II

Ø No. of State Assembly Constituencies – 26

Ø No. of Registration Areas (Wards) – 177

Ø Valid No. of Registered Voters (post-March 2014 CVR) – 732,

166

Ø No. of Polling Units – 2, 195

Ø No. of Voting Points – 2, 803


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Breakdown of Voter Population / LGA, RAs & Polling Units S/N LGA Valid No. of

Registered Voters

No. of Wards (RAs)

No. of Polling Units

No. of Voting Points

1. Ado Ekiti 134, 141 13 207 455 2. Efon 22, 845 10 119 119 3. Ekiti East 47, 293 12 95 163 4. Ekiti West 40, 856 11 184 187 5. Ekiti

S/West 42, 285 11 188 191

6. Emure 27, 091 10 93 101 7. Gbonyin 42, 267 10 103 148 8. Ido /Osi 43, 070 11 139 160 9. Ijero 49, 484 12 138 180 10. Ikere 45, 747 11 86 151 11. Ikole 49, 274 12 182 200 12. Ilejemeje 11, 796 10 91 91 13. Irepodun/

Ifelodun 54, 430 11 160 198

14. Ise / Orun 35, 099 10 108 128 15. Moba 40, 570 11 112 136 16. Oye 45, 918 12 190 195 TOTAL 732, 166 177 2, 195 2, 803 Gender Distribution of Voter Population

Ø Females: 371, 419 (51%) Ø Males: 360, 747 (49%)

Political Parties and their Candidates Eighteen registered political parties have nominated candidates for the Ekiti State Governorship Election. The parties and candidates are as follows:


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S/N

Position

Name of Candidate

Sex

Party

Age

Qualification

1 Governor VINCENT BANKOLE AJAYI

M Accord 47 BL, LLB

Deputy Governor

AKINYEMI KOLADE ADEOLU

M Accord 39 B.SC

2 Governor OPEYEMI FOLAYEMI AKINYEMI

M AA 46 SSCE

Deputy Governor

TAIWO OLUWATONI PHEBE

F AA 36 SSCE

3 Governor OSEKITA OLUSEYI VICTOR

M AD 46 B.SC

Deputy Governor

ALE OKE KEHINDE

M AD 44 MBA

4 Governor PRINCE PETER ADEKOLA BAMIBGADE

M ACPN 53 DIPLOMA

Deputy Governor

IBRAHIM COMFORT

F ACPN 36 WASC

5 Governor OROKO BOLA M ADC 63 B.SC

Deputy Governor

OGUNDIPE LAWRENCE

M ADC 42 SSCE

6 Governor MUSA ADEBAYO AYENI

M APA 61 B.SC, M.SC

Deputy Governor

ABEFEYO MARGARET

M APA 54 B.SC

7 Governor JOHN OLUKAYODE FAYEMI

M APC 49 PHD

Deputy Governor

MODUPE ADEOLA

F APC 63 PHD


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ADELABU 8 Governor AYODELE

SAMSON OLAYINKA

M CPP 39 HND

Deputy Governor

OLUWAFEMI FRANCIS IDOWU

M CPP 58 B.SC

9 Governor PASTOR OGUNKOLADE ADEWUNMI JOSEPH

M Kowa 61 DIPLOMA

Deputy Governor

OLUWADARE AJEWOLE FAGBORO I.

M Kowa 62 SSCE

10 Governor AJIBOLA JOSEPH AKINWALE

M MPPP 66 B.SC

Deputy Governor

CHIEF ABRAHAM KAYODE DAODU

M MPPP 68 B.SC

11 Governor BAMIDELE MICHEAL OPEYEMI

M Labour 50 B.A

Deputy Governor

ALHAJA OGUNLADE MARYAM BIMBOLA FUNMILOLA

F Labour 46 B.A

12 Governor MR.ILESANMI BANKOLE EMMANUEL

M NCP 57 NABTEC

Deputy Governor

MRS.ADEGBOYE ADEOLA

F NCP 41 G.C.E

13 Governor PRINCE BANJO GBOYEGA

M PDC 49 MBA

Deputy Governor

LAWAL BAMIDELE OLUTUNDE

M PDC 40 B.SC

14 Governor AYODELE PETER

M PDP 53 HND


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FAYOSE Deputy

Governor DR.OLUSOLA KOLAPO OLUBUNMI

M PDP 45 PHD

15 Governor ANIMASHAUN GOKE

M PPA 36 HND

Deputy Governor

AGUNBIADE AYOKUNLE

M PPA 36 NCE

16 Governor EVANG. GBENGA ADEKUNLE

M PPN 61 WASC

Deputy Governor

EVANG. RUFUS KEHINDE S.

M PPN 60 WASC

17 Governor ADEKOLA ADELEKE AYO

M SDP 60 MSE&T

Deputy Governor

AYENI OPEYEMI ISAAC

M SDP 35 SSCE

18 Governor HON. ADENIJI AKINROPO PHILIP

M UDP 46 B.ED

Deputy Governor

MRS. FOLUSO AGBOOLA LAWAL

F UDP 43 WASC

INEC Contact Lines INEC has dedicated hotlines at its Situation Room in Abuja through which complaints can be lodged or incident reports from any polling unit throughout the state for swift intervention as may be necessary. The line numbers are: Telephone SMS only 07098115257 08101774434 07098117563 07032492303 07098110916 07098116381


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Ø Other contact channels are:

Website address Inecnigeria.org Facebook page www.facebook.com/inecnigeria (INEC Nigeria) Twitter handle @inecnigeria There are also contact lines to Management and other officials of INEC at the state level. They are as follows: A. MANAGEMENT STAFF S/N NAME DESIGNATION GSM NUMBER

1 HUSSAINI HALILU PAI

Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC)

08033139472

2. AGBOOLA A.A Administrative Sec. 08060172790 3. ODUNTAN A.A HOD(OPS) 08033826950 4. OWOLANKE B.G HOD (GAP) 08033603898 5. OROGBU A.N HOD (EPM) 08033181700 6. GBADEGESIN A.T HOD VEP 08033529684 7. AMEDU AIYEDUN HOD (F & A) 08030792129 8. ALADETOYINBO HOD (ICT & VR) 08034965882 9. MUAREEN

ARINZE DRO 08033885789

B. ELECTORAL OFFICERS S/N LGA ELECTORAL

OFFICERS GSM NUMBER

1. Ado AYELESO O.A 08033962488 2. Efon AKEREDOLU M.S 08034910484 3. Ekiti East KOLADE A.O 07030123010 4. Ekiti West OBURUMU T. 08035904253 5. Ekiti S/West ADEYEMO

OLUREMI 08035323944

6. Emure POPOOLA O. 08038011329 7. Gbonyin ADELUSI V. T 08060357178 8 Ido / Osi AJAYI E.O 08036572495 9. Ijero OLAFUSI F.A 08068673311

10. Ikere AKPOGUMA E.E 08035305838 11. Ikole ADEKANMBI G. O 08033798792


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12. Ilejemeje OGUNDIPE C.O 08060159654 13. Irepodun /

Ifelodun ADEDIPE EMMANUEL

08034705457

14. Ise / Orun FADIPE T.O 08033270260 15. Moba AKINYEMI

SHAMSIDEEN 08034792079

16. Oye AIGBOGUN S.P 08036697953 C. ASSISTANT ELECTORAL OFFICERS S/N LGA ASST. ELECT.

OFFICERS GSM NUMBER

1. Ado (1) OLOGUNLEKO O. (2) OLUBUSI M. O.

08032197681 08038638365

2. Efon AJIBADE FOLUSO 08066718723 3. Ekiti East DEHINOLA WALE 08032183659 4. Ekiti West (1) DIOGO MOSES

(2) FAMOBIO G. A. 08037004698 08033817046

5. Ekiti S/West (1) BAMIDELE A. (2) ABE B. T.

08033529764 08062430799

6. Emure JIMOH LATEEF 08036306544 7. Gbonyin ALADE EYITOPE 08038323045 8. Ido / Osi (1) OJO MORENIKE E.

(2) ABIDAKUN F. B. 07061612398 07038186125

9. Ijero (1) FASASI AKEEM (2) OYEBANJI ROSELINE

08035460598 08068645267

10. Ikere (1) DADA MORENIKE (2) BAMISE B. T.

08034245403 08037665270

11. Ikole AYODEJI AJAYI 08035538776 12. Ilejemeje DADA EMMANUEL 08067379600 13. Irepodun /

Ifelodun IBRAHIM GANIYU 08064662187

14. Ise / Orun AKINDOLANI D. B. 08034771279 15. Moba FASUYI F. O 08038124305 16. Oye EBADAN R. O 08032203429 Accredited Observers Twenty-nine (29) domestic and international observer organisations have been accredited by INEC for the governorship election. The group and their leaders are:


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S/N Organisation Leader 1. Center for Civic Education (aka: Transition

Monitoring Group, TMG) Zikirullah Ibrahim

2. Justice and Equity Organization S. B. Bafunsho 3. NEPAD Nigeria Ilonze Martina Uju 4. Reclaim Naija Ngozi Iwere 5. Centre for Democracy and Development Hayat Hassan 6. Centre for Peacebuilding and Socio-

Economic Resources Development Ayokunle O. Fagbemi

7. Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room (Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre)

Clement Nwankwo

8. Nigerian Bar Association Election Working Group

Dafe Akpedeye

9. National Association for Peaceful Election in Nigeria

Prof. Suleiman Bogoro

10. Independent Election Monitoring Group Festus Okoye Esq. 11. Rights Monitoring Group Olufemi Aduwo 12. Election Monitor Abiodun Ajijola 13. Police Service Commission, Abuja Benoni Iwambe 14. CLEEN Foundation Kemi Okeyondo 15. Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolutions Dr. Joseph H.

Golwa 16. Research Initiative for Sustainable

Development and Gender Awareness (RISDGA)

Torgba Nyitse

17. Justice Development and Peace Commission Rev. Father Everistus Bassey

18. The Forum of State Independent Electoral Commission of Nigeria (FOSIECON)

Justice Adeyinka, Rtd.

19. Women Arise for Change Initiative Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin

20. EU Delegation - Abuja 21. International Foundation for Electoral

Systems (IFES) Obaje Ukeh

22. United States Mission to Nigeria Brank Beyer 23. High Commission of Canada Etienne Lambert 24. British High Commission 25. UNDP/DGD – Abuja 26. Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 27. Embassy of Switzerland 28. Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany


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29. Embassy of France

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