2026 Ekiti State gubernatorial election

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2026 Ekiti State gubernatorial election
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Party APC PDP
Governor before election

Biodun Oyebanji
APC

Elected Governor

TBD
TBD

The 2026 Ekiti State gubernatorial election will take place on June 18, 2026, [1] to elect the Governor of Ekiti State. Incumbent APC Governor Kayode Fayemi is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term. The primaries are scheduled for between January 4 to 29.

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Electoral system

The Governor of Ekiti State is elected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of state local government areas. If no candidate passes this threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government areas.

Primary elections

The primaries, along with any potential challenges to primary results, are scheduled for between January 4 to 29. According to some candidates and community leaders under the group Ekiti South Agenda Forum, an informal zoning gentlemen's agreement sets the Ekiti South Senatorial District to have the next governor as since the 1999 return of democracy, all Ekiti governors have come from either the Ekiti Central or Ekiti North Senatorial Districts. However, no major party has yet closed their primaries to non-Southerners. [2] [3]

APC

In November 2025, the APC announced that its primary will be held on January 22, 2026 with the expression of interest form costing ₦2.5 million and the nomination form costing ₦20 million; a 50% discount would be provided to women candidates and candidates with disabilities. [4]

Declared

Potential

PDP

Purchased nomination forms

Declared

  • Sikiru Tae-Lawal, former Deputy Governor [9]

Potential

References

  1. 1 2 Adenekan, Samson. "INEC fixes dates for Ekiti, Osun polls". Premium Times . Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Afolabi, Ayodele. "Ekiti 2022: Ekiti South insists on producing next governor". The Guardian . Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ibrahim, Rasaq. "Ekiti poll: South District clamours for power shift". The Nation. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Forms for Ekiti,Osun governorship elections cost N22.5m – APC". The Punch . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ↑ Ojomoyela, Rotimi. "Ekiti 2022: House of Reps member, Bamisile, joins guber race". Vanguard . Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Abolayo, Afiz. "Ekiti 2022: X-raying the leading aspirants". Vanguard . Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Nwaoko, Sam. "A Peep Into Ekiti 2022 Governorship And The Hopefuls". Nigerian Tribune . Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Afolabi, Ayodele; Daniel, Eniola. "TBank ex-boss, Adaramodu, joins Ekiti 2022 governorship race". The Guardian . Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Ibrahim, Rasaq. "Who will pick PDP ticket?". The Nation. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
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