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.
The 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 (PDP), Asue Ighodalo and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP).
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:
1). Ikpoba-Okha LGA
APC- 16,338
LP- 2,026
PDP-26,382
2). Oredo LGA
APC- 30,780
LP-5389
PDP- 24,938
3). Etsako West LGA
APC: 32,107
PDP: 17,483
LP: 2,116
4). Etsako Central LGA
APC:11,906
PDP: 8,455
LP: 381
5). Etsako East LGA
APC: 20,167
PDP: 9,683
LP: 604
6). Egor Local Government Area
APC: 16,760
LP: 1,966
PDP: 14,658
7). Ovia North-East LGA
APC: 13,225
PDP: 15,311
LP: 1,675
8). Uhunmwonde LGA
APC: 8,776
PDP: 9,339
LP: 769
9). Owan West LGA
APC: 12,277
PDP: 11,284
LP: 201
10). Esan West LGA
APC: 12,952
PDP: 11,004
LP: 342
11). Igueben LGA
APC: 5,907
PDP: 8,470
LP: 494
12). Akoko-Edo LGA
APC: 34,847
PDP: 15,865
LP: 2,239
13). Esan South-East LGA
APC: 8,398
PDP: 14,199
LP: 98
14). Esan Central LGA
APC: 10,990
PDP: 8,618
LP: 418
15). Esan North-East LGA
APC: 10,648
PDP: 12,522
LP: 194
16). Ovia South-West LGA
APC: 10,150
PDP: 10,260
LP: 849
17). Owan East LGA
APC: 19,380
PDP: 14,189
LP: 446
18). Orhionmwon LGA
APC: 16,059
PDP: 14,614
LP: 556
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