The British High Commission in Abuja has congratulated Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on his re-election while raising concerns over vote trading, technical glitches with the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and the accessibility of polling units for persons with disabilities during Saturday’s governorship election.
This was contained in a statement issued by the British High Commission on Monday.
The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress winner of the election after polling 319,224 votes across the state’s 16 local government areas.
He defeated his closest rival, Wole Oluyede of the Peoples Democratic Party, who secured 40,533 votes, while Dare Bejide of the African Democratic Congress polled 12,872 votes.
Congratulating voters and the governor, the High Commission said, “The British High Commission in Abuja congratulates the voters in Ekiti State for their participation in the Governorship election held on 20 June 2026 and for their commitment to exercise their democratic rights. We also offer our congratulations to Governor Abiodun Abayomi Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on his re-election.”
The mission commended the conduct of the election, saying, “We welcome the peaceful and orderly delivery of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and other stakeholders.”
It added that British observers met with key stakeholders, including police officers and INEC officials, ahead of the poll to assess the implementation of the Electoral Act 2026.
