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Election: Heavy Blow for PDP as Labour Party Captures Obaseki’s Constituency, Senatorial Seats
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Election: Heavy Blow for PDP as Labour Party Captures Obaseki’s Constituency, Senatorial Seats

by  Esther Odili 1 min read

The Edo state governor has just recorded a major defeat.

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Governor Godwin Obaseki has lost his polling unit, ward, local government and senatorial districts to the Labour Party (LP) in the presidential and National Assembly elections held in the state.

2023 election, APC, PDP, Labour Party, Edo state
Obaseki loses constituency, senatorial seats to Labour Party. Photo credit: Edo State Government
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Obaseki defeated

According to the results declared by the district returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor. A. Obasuyi, the LP candidate won the Senatorial seat with 167,250 votes.

Imasuen defeated the All Progressives Party (APC) candidate and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 57,933 and 61,749 votes respectively, a report by Daily Trust confirmed.

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Also in the Oredo federal constituency of the governor, the LP candidate, Mr. Iyawe Eseosa, won the constituency seat.

Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.

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