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INFORMATION KIT ON GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION

Map of Ekiti State

Brief on Ekiti State

Ekiti State is in the Southwest geo-political zone of , 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, , , Ekiti South-West, Ekiti West, , , Ido-Osi, Ijero and Ikere. Others are , , 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 No. of No. of No. of Registered Wards Polling Voting Voters (RAs) Units Points 1. 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 42, 285 11 188 191 S/West 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/ 54, 430 11 160 198 Ifelodun 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 Sex Party Age Qualification Candidate

1 Governor VINCENT M Accord 47 BL, LLB BANKOLE AJAYI Deputy AKINYEMI M Accord 39 B.SC Governor KOLADE ADEOLU 2 Governor OPEYEMI M AA 46 SSCE FOLAYEMI AKINYEMI Deputy TAIWO F AA 36 SSCE Governor OLUWATONI PHEBE 3 Governor OSEKITA M AD 46 B.SC OLUSEYI VICTOR Deputy ALE OKE M AD 44 MBA Governor KEHINDE 4 Governor PRINCE M ACPN 53 DIPLOMA PETER ADEKOLA BAMIBGADE Deputy IBRAHIM F ACPN 36 WASC Governor COMFORT 5 Governor OROKO BOLA M ADC 63 B.SC

Deputy OGUNDIPE M ADC 42 SSCE Governor LAWRENCE 6 Governor MUSA M APA 61 B.SC, M.SC ADEBAYO AYENI Deputy ABEFEYO M APA 54 B.SC Governor MARGARET 7 Governor JOHN M APC 49 PHD OLUKAYODE FAYEMI Deputy MODUPE F APC 63 PHD Governor ADEOLA

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ADELABU 8 Governor AYODELE M CPP 39 HND SAMSON OLAYINKA Deputy OLUWAFEMI M CPP 58 B.SC Governor FRANCIS IDOWU 9 Governor PASTOR M Kowa 61 DIPLOMA OGUNKOLAD E ADEWUNMI JOSEPH Deputy OLUWADARE M Kowa 62 SSCE Governor AJEWOLE FAGBORO I. 10 Governor AJIBOLA M MPPP 66 B.SC JOSEPH AKINWALE Deputy CHIEF M MPPP 68 B.SC Governor ABRAHAM KAYODE DAODU 11 Governor BAMIDELE M Labour 50 B.A MICHEAL OPEYEMI Deputy ALHAJA F Labour 46 B.A Governor OGUNLADE MARYAM BIMBOLA FUNMILOLA 12 Governor MR.ILESANMI M NCP 57 NABTEC BANKOLE EMMANUEL Deputy MRS.ADEGBO F NCP 41 G.C.E Governor YE ADEOLA 13 Governor PRINCE M PDC 49 MBA BANJO GBOYEGA Deputy LAWAL M PDC 40 B.SC Governor BAMIDELE OLUTUNDE 14 Governor AYODELE M PDP 53 HND PETER

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FAYOSE Deputy DR.OLUSOLA M PDP 45 PHD Governor KOLAPO OLUBUNMI 15 Governor ANIMASHAU M PPA 36 HND N GOKE Deputy AGUNBIADE M PPA 36 NCE Governor AYOKUNLE 16 Governor EVANG. M PPN 61 WASC GBENGA ADEKUNLE Deputy EVANG. M PPN 60 WASC Governor RUFUS KEHINDE S. 17 Governor ADEKOLA M SDP 60 MSE&T ADELEKE AYO Deputy AYENI M SDP 35 SSCE Governor OPEYEMI ISAAC 18 Governor HON. ADENIJI M UDP 46 B.ED AKINROPO PHILIP Deputy MRS. FOLUSO F UDP 43 WASC Governor AGBOOLA LAWAL

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 Resident Electoral 08033139472 PAI Commissioner (REC) 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 DRO 08033885789 ARINZE

B. ELECTORAL OFFICERS

S/N LGA ELECTORAL GSM NUMBER OFFICERS 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 08035323944 OLUREMI 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 / ADEDIPE 08034705457 Ifelodun EMMANUEL 14. Ise / Orun FADIPE T.O 08033270260 15. Moba AKINYEMI 08034792079 SHAMSIDEEN 16. Oye AIGBOGUN S.P 08036697953

C. ASSISTANT ELECTORAL OFFICERS

S/N LGA ASST. ELECT. GSM NUMBER OFFICERS 1. Ado (1) OLOGUNLEKO O. 08032197681 (2) OLUBUSI M. O. 08038638365 2. Efon AJIBADE FOLUSO 08066718723 3. Ekiti East DEHINOLA WALE 08032183659 4. Ekiti West (1) DIOGO MOSES 08037004698 (2) FAMOBIO G. A. 08033817046 5. Ekiti S/West (1) BAMIDELE A. 08033529764 (2) ABE B. T. 08062430799 6. Emure JIMOH LATEEF 08036306544 7. Gbonyin ALADE EYITOPE 08038323045 8. Ido / Osi (1) OJO MORENIKE E. 07061612398 (2) ABIDAKUN F. B. 07038186125 9. Ijero (1) FASASI AKEEM 08035460598 (2) OYEBANJI ROSELINE 08068645267 10. Ikere (1) DADA MORENIKE 08034245403 (2) BAMISE B. T. 08037665270 11. Ikole AYODEJI AJAYI 08035538776 12. Ilejemeje DADA EMMANUEL 08067379600 13. Irepodun / IBRAHIM GANIYU 08064662187 Ifelodun 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 Zikirullah Ibrahim Monitoring Group, TMG) 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- Ayokunle O. Economic Resources Development Fagbemi 7. Nigerian Civil Society Situation Room Clement Nwankwo (Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre) 8. Nigerian Bar Association Election Working Dafe Akpedeye Group 9. National Association for Peaceful Election in Prof. Suleiman Nigeria 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 Torgba Nyitse Development and Gender Awareness (RISDGA) 17. Justice Development and Peace Commission Rev. Father Everistus Bassey 18. The Forum of State Independent Electoral Justice Adeyinka, Commission of Nigeria (FOSIECON) Rtd. 19. Women Arise for Change Initiative Dr. Joe Okei- Odumakin 20. EU Delegation - Abuja 21. International Foundation for Electoral Obaje Ukeh Systems (IFES) 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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