The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has officially declared Governor Godwin Obaseki winner of the Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State.
INEC’s Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, declared Obaseki winner of the election after polling the highest number of votes as mandated by the law.
The results collated in 18 LGAs early Sunday, show that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, won in 15 Local Government Areas of the state.
Obaseki, who is the PDP’s governorship candidate defeated his closest rival, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with a total of 307,955.
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Ize-Iyamu, however, polled a total of 223,619.
See results below…
LGA APC PDP
AKOKO EDO 22,963 20,101
ESAN SOUTH EAST 9,237 10,565
IGUEBEN 5,199 7,870
ESAN WEST 7,189 17,434
EGOR 10,202 27,621
ETSAKO CENTRAL 8,359 7,478
OWAN WEST 11,193 11,485
ORHIONMWON 10,458 13,445
IKPOBA/OKHA 18,218 41,030
OWAN EAST 19,295 14,762
UHUNMWODE 5,972 10,022
ETSAKO WEST 26,140 17,959
ESAN CENTRAL 6,719 10,694
OVIA NORTH EAST 9,907 16,987
ESAN NORTH EAST 6,559 13,579
OREDO 18,365 43,498
ETSAKO EAST 17,011 10,668
OVIA SOUTH WEST 10,636 12,659
Total 223,622 307,857