Nigeria, June 21 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has swept all 10 local government areas announced so far in the Ekiti State governorship election, consolidating its lead as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) continues collation of results from the state's 16 LGAs.

The results are being announced after election officials and observers largely described Saturday's poll as peaceful, although concerns were raised about vote-buying and some procedural irregularities.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Ekiti, Bunmi Omoseyindemi, commended security agencies and voters for the peaceful conduct of the election. Election observers corroborated him, praising the performance of the Bimodal ...