Jonathan Takes Ekiti State

President Goodluck Jonathan has won all the 16 local government areas of Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria, according to results of the presidential election announced by INEC in the state.

The President's party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also won all the National Assembly races in the state.

The Chief Returning Officer for the Presidential election for Ekiti State and Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Technology, (FUTA), Akure, Professor Biyi Daramola, said Jonathan polled 176,474 votes ahead of General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who got 120, 332 votes.