2022 Ekiti State gubernatorial election

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2022 Ekiti State gubernatorial election
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Party APC PDP
Governor before election

Kayode Fayemi
APC

Elected Governor

TBD
TBD

The 2022 Ekiti State gubernatorial election will take place on June 18, 2022,[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.

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[]

Reportedly, Governor Kayode Fayemi told members of his Executive Council with plans to run for governor in 2022 to resign, as he wanted his administration to stay on task. However, the majority of rumored APC candidates are sitting members of the Executive Council and Fayemi himself has reportedly become open to a commissioner succeeding him.[4][5] Rivalries within the APC, partially stemming from divisions during the 2018 gubernatorial primary, caused many internal crises between 2018 to 2021 culminating in South West Agenda for Asiwaju (SAWGA), a pro-Tinubu APC faction, suing to stop the 2021 APC ward and local government congresses which were held anyway. Analysts view the Ekiti APC as volatile and in need of consensus agreements to bridge internal divides.[6]

In November 2021, the APC announced that its primary will be held on January 22, 2022 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.[7] In early December, Fayemi confirmed earlier reports by officially issuing a directive for any appointee planning to run for governor to resign by December 18.[8] [9]

Declared[]

  • Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, Senator for Ekiti Central, former House of Representatives member, and former Lagos State cabinet official[10]
  • Richard Bamisile, House of Representatives member for Emure/Gbonyin/Ekiti East and 2018 APC gubernatorial candidate[11][3][12]
  • Reuben Famuyibo, businessman and 2003 Ekiti State gubernatorial candidate[13]
  • Bamidele Faparusi, Commissioner for Infrastructure and Public Utilities and 2018 APC gubernatorial candidate[14]
  • Abiodun Oyebanji, former Secretary to the State Government[15]
  • Otunba Ademola Popoola, aviation consultant[16]

Withdrew[]

  • Makinde Araoye, Special Adviser on Federal and Intergovernmental Matters to Governor Fayemi[17]

Potential[]

  • Adeyemi Adaramodu, House of Representatives member for Ekiti South West/Ikere/Ise/Orun[3]
  • Diran Adesua, Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development
  • Adebayo Clement Adeyeye, former Senator for Ekiti South, 2018 PDP gubernatorial candidate, and former Minister of State for Works[3]
  • Funminiyi Afuye, Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly[3]
  • Bolaji Aluko, former Federal University, Otuoke Vice-Chancellor, Coordinator of the Ekiti State COVID-19 Task Force, and Director-General of the Office of Transformation and Service Delivery[8][18][14]
  • Olawale Fapohunda, Ekiti Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice[12][18][14]
  • Kayode Ojo, businessman and 2018 APC gubernatorial candidate
  • Muyiwa Olumilua, Commissioner for Investments, Trade and Industries
  • Biodun Omoleye, Chief of Staff to Governor Fayemi[8][18][14]
  • Paul Omotoso, Ekiti APC Chairman[3]
  • Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, former Commissioner for Health and Human Services, 2018 APC gubernatorial candidate, and ICPC Commissioner nominee

Declined[]

  • Babafemi Ojudu, former Senator for Ekiti Central and Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Political Matters[19]

PDP[]

The primary race has reportedly become a proxy battle between former Governor Ayo Fayose (backer of Bisi Kolawole) and Ekiti South Senator Abiodun Olujimi (major candidate), who served as Fayose's Deputy Governor in 2005 and 2006. The upcoming primary could be the culmination of a lengthy battle between the two over control of the Ekiti PDP along with being an offshoot of the wider battle between Fayose and incumbent Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde over control of the South-West geopolitical zone PDP.[20][5] While the division between Fayose and Olujimi is the main break in the Ekiti PDP, those two factions along with the Oni faction (supporting and led by former Governor Olusegun Oni), the Eleka faction (supporting and led by Kolapo Olushola), the Aribisala faction (supporting and led by Adewale Aribisala), and the Adaramodu faction (supporting and led by Kayode Adaramodu) all hold significant sway in the state PDP.[6][9]

In early November 2021, the PDP formed an eight-member screening committee to review all prospective candidates on 8 November at the PDP National Secretariat in Abuja.[21] After the committee submitted its report which rejected five (Olubunmi, Ebiesuwa, Adesoye, Owolabi Akerele, and Asaolu) of the seventeen candidates, the party set up a 13-member panel for rejected candidates to appeal the decisions.[22][23]

Approved by screening committee[]

Rejected by screening committee[]

  • Adewumi Adesoye, princess of Ado-Ekiti
  • Module Asaolu
  • Cecilia Ebiesuwa,
  • Olumide-Ojo Olukemi Olubunmi, former House of Assembly member
  • Titilayo Owolabi Akerele, former House of Assembly member

Declined[]

  • , former Ambassador to Canada, former Secretary to Ekiti State Government, 2018 PDP gubernatorial candidate, and 2018 PPN gubernatorial nominee
  • Segun Adekola, House of Representatives member for Ekiti South West/Ikere/Ise/Orun
  • Sikiru Tae-Lawal, former Deputy Governor

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