Politics 18 Political Parties Contest Ekiti Gub Seat Tomorrow

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18 political parties will on Satuday field candidates to contest the Ekiti governorship seat.

The major contenders, however, are the incumbent governor and APC candidate, Kayode Fayemi, PDP’s Ayo Fayose and Labour Party’s Opeyemi Bamidele.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 29 foreign and local observer groups have been accredited for monitoring.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Alhaji Halilu Pai, confirmed to NAN that more than 603 additional polling units had been created, raising the total number to 2,798.

Pai also confirmed that all sensitive materials had been distributed to the 16 local government areas of the state.

NAN further reports a heavy security presence in all the nooks and crannies of the state with stern looking personnel drawn from the military, police, NSCDC, NDLEA and Department of State Security.

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