Taiwo Popoola
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
