BREAKING: APC’s Okpebholo wins Edo Governorship Election

BREAKING: APC’s Okpebholo wins Edo Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo winner of Saturday’s Edo State Governorship Election.

Returning Officer, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, officially announced Okpebholo winner of the election.

This is as the results from all 18 Local Government Areas of the state showed that the Okpebholo won eleven LGAs to defeat the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Asue Ighodalo and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party.

Okpebholo garnered 291,667 votes to beat Ighodalo and Akpata with 247,274 and 18,737 votes, respectively.

Okpebholo will take over from the outgoing Godwin Obaseki at the Osadebe House in Edo State.

In his remarks after his victory, the governor-elect, Okpebholo said he would continue from where the former Governor, Adams Oshiomole stopped.

The details are as follows:

Ikpoba-Okha

APC- 16,338

LP- 2,026

PDP-26,382

Oredo LGA

APC- 30,780
LP-5389
PDP- 24,938

Etsako West LGA:

APC: 32,107

PDP: 17,483

LP: 2,116

Etsako Central LG

APC:11,906

PDP: 8,455

LP: 381

Etsako East LG

APC: 20,167

PDP: 9,683

LP: 604

Egor Local Government Area.

APC: 16,760

LP: 1,966

PDP: 14,658

Ovia North-East LG

APC: 13,225

PDP: 15,311

LP: 1,675

Uhunmwonde LG
APC: 8,776

PDP: 9,339

LP: 769

Owan West LG

APC: 12,277

PDP: 11,284

LP: 201

Esan West LG

APC: 12,952

PDP: 11,004

LP: 342

Igueben LG

APC: 5,907

PDP: 8,470

LP: 494

Akoko-Edo LG

APC: 34,847

PDP: 15,865

LP: 2,239

Esan South-East LG

APC: 8,398

PDP: 14,199

LP: 98

Esan Central LG

APC: 10,990

PDP: 8,618

LP: 418

Esan North-East LG

APC: 10,648

PDP: 12,522

LP: 194

Ovia South-West LG

APC: 10,150

PDP: 10,260

LP: 849

Owan East, LG

APC: 19,380

PDP: 14,189

LP: 446

Orhionmwon LG

APC: 16,059

PDP: 14,614

LP: 556

BREAKING: APC’s Okpebholo wins Edo Governorship Election


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