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Edo Election Results: Tension as PDP Supporters Storm INEC Office To Protest Against APC’s Lead
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Edo Election Results: Tension as PDP Supporters Storm INEC Office To Protest Against APC’s Lead

by  Adekunle Dada 2 min read
  • The collation of the Saturday, September 21 governorship election results in Edo state is not accepted by all parties
  • Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stormed INEC headquarters to protest against the election result
  • The governorship of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Monday Okpebholo is coasting to victory ahead of the PDP's Asue Ighodalo

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Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international events.

Benin City, Edo state - Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have stormed INEC headquarters in Benin City to protest Saturday’s governorship election results in Edo state.

The PDP staged the protest against the ongoing collation of the governorship election results which Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is currently leading.

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PDP supporters storm INEC office to protest Edo election result
APC has won in 10 local government areas, leaving the PDP with six. Photo credit: Asue Ighodalo/Journalist KC
Source: Facebook

According to Premium Times, the figures released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the APC has won in 10 local government areas, leaving the PDP with six.

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APC led with 244,549 votes, while PDP followed closely with 195,954. Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) polled 13,348 votes.

Professor Faruk Adamu Kuta is the returning officer (RO) of the Edo state governorship election and vice-chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMinna) in Niger state.

Edo election results: APC wins 10 LGA

  • Owan West LGA
  • Esan West LGA
  • Owan West LGA
  • Orhionmwon LGA
  • Egor LGA
  • Akoko-Edo LGA
  • Esan Central LGA
  • Etsako East LG
  • Etsako Central LGA
  • Etsako West LGA

Edo election results: PDP wins 6 LGA

  • Uhunmwonde LGA
  • Ovia North East LGA
  • Igueben LGA
  • Esan South East
  • Esan North East LGA
  • Ovia South West LGA

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BREAKING: APC extends victory margin by over 50,000 votes in Edo election, details emerge

Edo election: PDP warns INEC not to announce results

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that PDP sent an urgent message to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) regarding the results of the governorship election in Edo state.

The PDP warned INEC against announcing results that do not reflect the will of the people in the Edo state governorship election.

The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, claimed that the PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo won the governorship election in Edo state

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.

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