Ekiti 2026: Let the votes count

The Ekiti State governorship election holds today. To ensure a credible exercise, President Bola Tinubu has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies and political parties to work towards a peaceful, free and fair poll, warning that democracy fails when citizens lose confidence in the electoral process. The President gave the advice in his Democracy Day address to the nation on June 12.
INEC has assured Nigerians of conducting a free, fair and credible election. As proof of its commitment to the success of the poll, the commission had, by Thursday, commenced the movement of sensitive election materials to the 16 local government areas of the state....