.Scores 291,667 votes, PDP 247,227
FROM IKHILI EBALU, BENIN CITY
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in Edo State governorship election, Senator Monday Okpebholo winner of the guber election with 291,667 votes from 18 local government areas, LGAs, in the state.
Returning Officer, RO, for the election and the Vice-Chancellor, FUT Minna, Niger State, Professor Faruk Adamu Kuta, also announced that Okpebholo’s closest rival, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, came second with 247,274 votes.
According to the result tally announced by Kuta, Olumide Akpata of Labour Party, LP, came third with a total of 22,763 votes.
The RO while declaring the result said that “Monday Okpebholo, having fulfilled the requirements of the law and got the highest votes is the winner and is returned elected”.
PDP candidate Asue Ighodalo, alleged that more than 20 polling units across the state were affected by various discrepancies.
AljazirahNigeria recalls that the gubernatorial election in Edo State at the weekend which featured 17 candidates, consisting of 16 males and one female is one of the off-cycle polls in 2024.
The election results for the three top contenders according to the INEC are as follows:
Esan West
APC:12,952
LP:342
PDP:11004
LGA: Igueben
APC: 5907
PDP:8470
Ovia North East LGA
PDP:15,311
APC:13,225
LP:1,675
Owan West
APC: 12277
PDP:11,284
LP:201
Uhunmwonde LGA
PDP:9339
APC:8776
LP:769
Egor LGA
APC:16760
PDP:14658
LP:1966
Akoko-Edo LGA
PDP:15865
APC:34,847
LP:2239
Esan Central
APC:10990
PDP:8618
LP:418
Esan South East LGA
PDP:14,199
APC:8,398
LP:98
Esan North East LGA
LP:194
PDP:12522
APC:10648
Orhionmwon LGA
PDP:14614
LP:556
APC:16059
Etsako East LGA
APC:20,167
LP:604
PDP:9683
Owan East LGA
PDP:14189
LP:446
APC:19380
Etsako East
PDP:10260
LP:849
APC:10150
Etsako Central LGA
LP:381
PDP:8455
APC:11,906
Oredo local government area
APC 30, 780
PDP 24, 938
LP 5, 389
Ikpoba Okha
APC 16338
PDP 26382
LP 4026
