INEC warned against misinformation and disinformation, warning that fake news, manufactured election-day panic, and unauthorised declaration of results are direct assaults on public peace and democratic stability.

No fewer than 1,059,360 registered voters will tomorrow head to the polls to cast their votes and elect the next governor of Ekiti State.

The exercise, which will be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), will be held across the 16 local government areas of the state.

The election marks a critical moment in the state’s political journey, with 13 political parties fielding candidates in a contest that will determine who leads Ekiti for the next four years. At the centre of the race is incumbent Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who is seeking a second term in office.

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Other political parties cleared by INEC for the election are Accord Party, African Action Congress (AAC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Action Democratic Party (ADP), Action Peoples Party (APP), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Labour Party (LP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Young Progressives Party (YPP) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).

Polls open at 8:30 a.m. on election day.

As voters prepare to make their choices, issues such as insecurity, the rising cost of living, infrastructure development, public service delivery and the lingering debate over zoning are expected to shape electoral decisions.

INEC Completes Preparations, Sensitive Materials Deployed

Ahead of the election, INEC has intensified preparations across the state, including the distribution of sensitive materials from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to all 16 local government areas.

Officials of the commission were seen sorting and dispatching election materials at the CBN office in Ado-Ekiti under tight security.