Dr. Kayode Fayemi and his deputy Chief Bisi Egbeyemi will receive their certificates of return on Wednesday from the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The ceremony is slated for 11:00 a.m. at the state INEC headquarters along new Iyin Road in Ado-Ekiti, according to INEC Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Taiwo Gbadegesin,
Fayemi, who represented the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election, defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Prof. Kolapo Olusola and 33 other candidates to win Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
He polled 197,459 votes while Olusola garnered 178, 121. Fayemi will be inaugurated on October 16.
As INEC prepares to present the Governor-Elect with the certificate, a coalition of domestic and international election observers accredited to observe the election on Tuesday highlighted some weaknesses of the exercise.
The observers praised the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) for the proper conduct of the poll in line with global and constitutional dictates and standards.
However, they criticised the deployment of over 30,000 security agents for the exercise. They said the conduct of some of the security operatives largely marred the electoral process.