Godwin Obaseki
Edo gov poll: APC’s Okpebholo defeats Gov Obaseki in his Oredo LGA
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State lost his Oredo Local Government Area to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday Okpebholo, in last Saturday governorship election in the state.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, who is supported by Governor Obaseki, polled 24,938 votes against the APC’s Okpebholo who secured 30,780 votes in the LGA. The Labour Party’s Olumide Akpata clinched 5,389 votes.
On Saturday, September 21, 2024, the people of Edo State went to the polls to elect a new governor to succeed the incumbent Obaseki, whose constitutional eight-year double terms will end on November 12, 2024.
Edo is one of the eight states where governorship elections are held off-season due to litigations and court judgements. Others are Anambra, Bayelsa, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Osun and Ondo.
According to INEC’s results declared so far Okpebholo has taken a clear lead in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State.
Okpebholo has won in 10 out of the 16 local government areas where the results were already declared
The Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo wob in the remaining six local government areas declared.
The results from two local government areas were still being expected as Edo State has a total of 18 local government areas.
The declared result from INEC as at the break by 2 p.m. are hereunder, while collation of result will resume at 5pm.
Etsako West LG
APC: 32,107
LP: 2,116
PDP: 17,483
Etsako Central LG
APC: 11,906
LP: 381
PDP: 8,455
Etsako East LG
APC: 20,167
LP: 604
PDP: 9,683
Owan West LG
APC: 19,380
LP: 446
PDP: 14,189
Orhionmwon LG
APC: 16,059
LP: 556
PDP: 14,614
Ovia South-West LG
APC:10,150
LP: 849
PDP: 10,260
Esan North-East LG
APC: 10,648
LP: 194
PDP: 12,522
Esan Central LG
APC: 10,990
LP: 418
PDP: 8,618
Akoko Edo LG
APC: 34,847
LP: 2,239
PDP: 15,865
Egor LG
APC: 16,760
LP: 1,966
PDP: 14,658
Esan South-East LG
APC: 8,398
LP: 98
PDP: 14,199
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