Obaseki Wins Edo Polls, as APC Kicks Against Results

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Godwin Obaseki, who got the highest votes in the Edo State governorship election has been declared the winner of the election.

 

Governor Obaseki won his first election in 2016 as a candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), being supported by the immediate past Governor and formal Chairman of APC, Adams Oshiomole. His main opponent then was Mr Ize-Iyamu who was a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

 

After Governor Obaseki was disqualified by APC, he then moved to become a candidate of the PDP to actualize his second election as the governor of Edo State. His eventual opponent in last Saturday’s election,  Ize-Iyamu, crossed carpets to become a member of the APC.

 

The result of the election held in all 18 local government areas of Edo State was declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday in Benin.

 

The chairman of the APC Media Campaign Council, John Mayaki announced that the party has rejected the result, claiming that the party’s supporters were arrested arbitrarily, with many of the results declared fabricated.

 

Governor Obaseki won in 13 of the 18 local government areas in the state and scored more than 25 percent of votes cast in two-thirds of the local government in the state.

 

The result of the votes awarded to both main candidates in 18 local governments are as follows:

 

 

Esan West

APC – 7,189

PDP – 17,434

 

Oredo

APC – 18,365

PDP – 43,498

 

Esan South-East

APC – 9,237

PDP – 10,563

 

Etsako West

APC – 26,140

PDP – 17,959

 

Ovia North-East

APC – 9,907

PDP – 16,987

 

Owan West

APC – 11,193

PDP – 11,485

 

Owan East

APC – 19,295

PDP – 14,762

 

Egor

APC – 10,202

PDP – 27,621

 

Uhunmwonde

APC – 5,972

PDP – 10,022

 

Ikpoba Okha

APC – 18,218

PDP – 41,030

 

Esan Central

APC – 6,719

PDP – 10,794

 

Esan North-East

APC – 6556

PDP – 13,579

 

Igueben LG

APC – 5199

PDP – 7870

 

Akoko Edo

APC – 22963

PDP – 20101

 

Etsako East

APC – 17011

PDP – 10668

 

Etsako Central

APC – 8359

PDP – 7478

 

Orhionmwon

APC – 10458

PDP – 13445

 

Ovia South West

APC – 10636

PDP – 12659.

 

President Buhari congratulate the winner of the Edo State governorship election, Governor Godwin Obaseki and ask him to show grace and humility in victory.

 

Reporter: Sobola Blessing on Political News

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