Hon. Abolarin Ganiyu Gabriel has been officially declared the winner of the Irepodun/Isin/Ekiti/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency in the All Progressives Congress Primary Election.
The declaration was made on Sunday by the coalition agent of the constituency, Comrade Soliu Abdulmaheed Alex in the presence of the APC Chairmen of each local government that made up the federal constituency at the party secretariat in Ilorin.
The APC chairmen are: Hon. James Olanrewaju Abogunrin; Isin Local Government, Hon James Kayode Bamidele; Oke-Ero Local Government, Hon James Ayoola Ajibola; Ekiti Local Government and Hon. Aliyu Ibrahim Kawu; Irepodun Local Government.
Abolarin garnered 17,128 votes to defeat his closest rival, Oloyede Toba who polled, 9954 votes.
Out of 13 aspirants, the incumbent, Hon. Raheem Tunji Olawuyi (Ajuloopin), who will have 10 years in the Green Chamber at the end of his tenure by the year 2027, is in a distant 6th, securing 2,978 votes.
Presented below is a detailed breakdown of the results obtained by each of the aspirants.
Official Results: APC House of Representatives Primary*
_Ekiti/Oke-Ero/Irepodun/Isin Federal Constituency | 16th May, 2026
1. Abolarin Ganiyu Gabriel – 17,128 votes
Isin: 2,328 | Oke-Ero: 3,211 | Irepodun: 3,125 | Ekiti: 8,463
2. Oloyede Toba – 9,955 votes
Isin: 7,573 | Oke-Ero: 353 | Irepodun: 1,974 | Ekiti: 55
3. Oyeyemi Florence Olasumbo – 6,138 votes
Isin: 1,070 | Oke-Ero: 2,986 | Irepodun: 2,050 | Ekiti: 32
4. Olaoye Segun – 4,146 votes
Isin: 248 | Oke-Ero: 307 | Irepodun: 3,539 | Ekiti: 52
5. Adeyemi Adejoke Mistura – 3,895 votes
Isin: 2,543 | Oke-Ero: 151 | Irepodun: 1,181 | Ekiti: 20
6. Olawuyi Raheem Tunji – 2,978 votes
Isin: 245 | Oke-Ero: 369 | Irepodun: 2,211 | Ekiti: 153
7. Bankole Dare – 2,349 votes
Isin: 139 | Oke-Ero: 1,785 | Irepodun: 317 | Ekiti: 108
8. Adeyemi Gbenle – 1,596 votes
Isin: 212 | Oke-Ero: 207 | Irepodun: 541 | Ekiti: 636
9. AbdulKareem Abiola Yunus – 1,580 votes
Isin: 9 | Oke-Ero: 115 | Irepodun: 659 | Ekiti: 797
10. Bankole Alex Kehinde – 1,098 votes
Isin: 34 | Oke-Ero: 685 | Irepodun: 272 | Ekiti: 107
11. Bankole Kayode – 686 votes
Isin: 0 | Oke-Ero: 670 | Irepodun: 16 | Ekiti: 0
12. Adeyemi Jesufemi – 343 votes
Isin: 25 | Oke-Ero: 0 | Irepodun: 114 | Ekiti: 204
13. Ajibola Gbenga – 252 votes
Isin: 9 | Oke-Ero: 23 | Irepodun: 220 | Ekiti: 0
Having scored the highest number of votes, Abolarin was therefore declared the winner and the party’s flag bearer in the general election come 2027.
Hon. Abolarin Ganiyu Gabriel is currently the lawmaker representing Ekiti Constituency in the Kwara State House of Assembly.