APC’s Situation Room Reports Strong Performance in Edo Elections, Eyes Final Results

APC’s Situation Room Reports Strong Performance in Edo Elections, Eyes Final Results

  • The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced a comfortable lead in the ongoing Edo State elections, based on results from 16 Local Government Areas (LGAs)
  • Chief Donatus Nwamkpa, the National Welfare Secretary, commended the Situation Room personnel for their dedication
  • The Director of Election Management, Tasi’u Mohammed, was specifically praised for his leadership during this critical period

On September 22, 2024, the All Progressives Congress (APC) took to X to provide an update on the ongoing Edo State elections.

The party's post, tagged "NATIONAL SITUATION ROOM - DAY 2 #EdoDecides24," highlighted their monitoring efforts of the Independent National Electoral Commission's (INEC) collated results from various Local Government Areas (LGAs).

APC monitors Edo election results
APC monitors Edo election results. Photo credit: X/@officialAPC
Source: Twitter

According to the APC, the party is in a "comfortable lead from 16 LGAs declared so far." This announcement shows APC's confidence in their performance as the results continue to be tallied.

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APC monitors Edo election results

Chief Donatus Nwamkpa, the National Welfare Secretary, praised the dedication and performance of the personnel in the Situation Room.

He specifically commended the efforts of the Director of Election Management, Tasi'u Mohammed, for his leadership during this critical period.

As the election process unfolds, all eyes remain on the final results to see if the APC's early lead will hold.

The statement read thus:

“Our continued monitoring of the announcement of @inecnigeria collated results from Local Government Areas (LGAs) with the APC in a comfortable lead from 16 LGAs declared so far. The National Welfare Secretary, Chief Donatus Nwamkpa commended the performance and dedication of personnel of the Situation Room-led by the Director of Election Management, Tasi'u Mohammed.”

See the statement on X below:

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Days after the election was concluded with the winner, an APC candidate, announced, Chidi Chinedu, a political analyst, shared his views on whether the Governor-elect Monday Okpebholo will meet expectation in terms of performance.

He told Legit.ng:

“Whether or not the state develops will principally depend on the actual capacity of the winner, and the disposition of his backers and possibly new godfather, Oshiomhole, to letting him work or not. So much depends on the Governor-elect. Does he have the capacity? Unfortunately, the campaigns were such that we are not able to conclusively answer this. He was practically shielded from media scrutiny and avoided the debate, intensifying rumours about his lack of communication skills or maybe intellectual depth. It remains to be seen whether or not his tenure will fuel development in the state.”

Okpebholo clinches LGA in Edo election

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been announced as the winner of the Esan Central local government area in the Saturday, September 21 governorship election in Edo state.

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The collation officer for the local government announced the ongoing collation of results on Sunday, September 22 in Benin City.

The APC’s Senator Monday Okpebholo polled 10,990 votes to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo, who scored 8,618 votes, Nigerian Tribune reports.

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Source: Legit.ng

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Basit Jamiu (Editor) Basit Jamiu is a journalist with more than five years of experience. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022), and Staff Writer at The Movee (2018). He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. Email: basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.

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