APC Chieftain Raises Concern Over 73% Voter Apathy In Ekiti Community

By Trending9ja Staff • November 9, 2026 • 1 min read

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Engineer Atinuke Owolabi, has raised concern over low voter participation in Aramoko-Ekiti during the 2023 presidential poll. Speaking at a community engagement event over the weekend in Ekiti Central Senatorial District, she revealed that roughly 73 per cent of registered voters in the town failed to vote, according to Vanguard.

Owolabi, who serves on the President Bola Tinubu 2027 Presidential Campaign Council, stated that ward records for Aramoko I and Aramoko II showed only 4,680 votes were cast out of 17,426 registered voters. She noted that about 12,746 eligible voters stayed away, stressing that inadequate public information contributes heavily to voter apathy and spoiled ballots in rural areas.

Giving broader statistics for Ekiti State during the last presidential poll, she disclosed that out of 988,923 total registered voters, only 315,058 were accredited. Out of the ballots recorded across the state, 308,171 were counted as valid, while electoral officials declared 6,301 votes invalid.

To tackle the issue, Owolabi launched a voter education handbook under an initiative themed “My Vote, My Voice”. She explained that the campaign aims to guide residents on correct voting procedures, locating polling centers, and using their Permanent Voter Cards properly to support the re-election bids of President Tinubu and Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele.

Reacting during the gathering, the Regent of Aramoko-Ekiti, Princess Owolabi Adeyemi, commended President Tinubu and Senator Bamidele for grassroots development. However, she appealed to the Federal Government to urgently repair deteriorating roads in the community to relieve the daily struggles of residents and commuters.

Sources: Vanguard