BREAKING: APC Wins Esan West LGA as INEC Begins Collation of Edo Governorship Election Results
- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a good step into clinching the governorship seat in Edo state
- The APC governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, won the Esan West local government area of state
- Senator Okpebholo polled 12,952 votes to defeat Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 11,004 votes
Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international events.
Benin City, Edo state - The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Esan West local government area in the Saturday, September 21 Edo state governorship election.
This is according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announcement of Sunday, September 22.
Source: Twitter
The APC governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo polled 12,952 votes to defeat Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 11,004 votes.
INEC at the collation centre in Benin City, announced the following as the results from the Esan West LGA, Daily Trust reports.
Edo governorship election: Esan West LGA results:
- APC: 12,952
- Labour Party: 342
- PDP: 11,004
- Registered voters: 113,067
- Accredited voters: 25,702
- Total valid votes: 24,691
- Rejected votes: 693
- Total votes cast: 25,384
Legit.ng recalls that Okpebholo also won the governorship election in Esan Central local government area.
The APC governorship candidate polled 10,990 votes to win his local government.
The ongoing collation of results led by the Returning Officer, Professor Faruq Adamu Kuta, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna.
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PDP lawmaker blows hot Ooer Edo results
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a member of the house of representatives said no person in his right senses will vote for the APC in the Edo governorship election.
The PDP federal lawmaker described the votes APC secured in the Edo governorship election as magical and astronomical.
He asked why the APC got the votes and figures announced for its candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo
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