INEC Officially Declares Winner of Edo Governorship Election 2024
- INEC has declared the APC governorship candidate in Edo, Monday Okpebholo, as the winner of the Edo governorship election 2024
- INEC on Sunday, September 22, announced the winner of the election in Benin, the state capital
- Okpebholo was announced following controversies between the PDP and Governor Godwin Obaseki over allegations of electoral manipulation
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Benin City, Edo state - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, as the winner of the Edo state governorship election, which took place on Saturday, September 21.
According to INEC, the APC candidate polled 291,667 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, came second with 247,274 votes. Meanwhile, Labour Party's Olumide Akpata emerged third with 22,763 votes.
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How many LGAs did APC, PDP won?
According to the election result announced by INEC and monitored by Legit.ng, the APC won eleven local government areas in the state, while the PDP won seven of the councils.
The Edo governorship election has been seen as a three-horse race, with Ighodalo of the PDP, Monday Okpebholo of the APC, and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party at the forefront.
There have been controversies around the election, with the PDP and Governor Godwin Obaseki raising several allegations against INEC and the APC for manipulating the election in favour of Okpebholo.
Earlier in the day, Governor Obaseki visited the electoral commission's office, a development that the APC, INEC, and security agencies condemned.
PDP distances self from peace accord
Prior to the poll, while all the parties signed the peace accord, a political ritual during an election in Nigeria, the PDP and its candidate declined to sign the peace accord, alleging that some of its members were being arrested unjustly.
However, the failure of the PDP and Ighodalo to sign the peace accord has raised some tension in the state, with some residents saying they would not come out to vote on that day.
Obaseki defeated at his LGA
Legit.ng earlier reported that Obaseki and the PDP lost the Oredo local government to the APC and its candidate, Monday Okpebholo
According to the results announced by INEC on Sunday, September 22, Okpebholo defeated the governor and the ruling party at his local government with 5,842 votes
Labour Party's Olumide Akpata came third in the race at the Oredo local government governorship election results in Edo.
Proofreading by James, Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.
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