Nigeria: Arise Wins Ekiti Senatorial Re-Run Election

16 August 2009

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Chief Ayo Arise as winner of Saturday's senatorial re-run election which took place in all the five local governments of the state making up the senatorial district, having scored 36,674 votes.

Arise's arch political rival, Mr Bunmi Adetunbi of the Action Congress (AC) recorded 17,602 votes.

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