Edo State 2024 Governorship Election Result by Senatorial District

Edo State 2024 Governorship Election Result by Senatorial District

  • Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the winner of the Edo state governorship election 2024
  • Across the three senatorial districts of Edo, Okpebholo polled 291, 667 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who came second with 247,274 votes
  • Professor Faruk Adamu Kuta, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning officer for Edo, announced the results and declared Okpebholo as the winner at 9.25pm on Sunday, September 22

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria.

Benin City, Edo state - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday night, September 22, 2024, declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Edo state governorship election.

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Senator Monday Okpebholo was announced as the governor-elect of Edo state's poll held across 18 local government areas (LGAs).

Edo state 2024 governorship election result by senatorial district
APC’s Senator Monday Okpebholo was declared as the winner of the Edo state governorship election. Photo credits: @m_akpakomiza/@HRH_Ujuaku/@OlumideAkpata
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Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes to defeat his main rival, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who secured 247,274 votes.

The APC won in 11 LGAs while the PDP scooped seven.

Despite losing, the PDP triumphed in two out of the three senatorial districts in Edo state.

Legit.ng highlights how the results panned out by senatorial district.

Check out the figures below:

Edo North (6 LGAs)

APC - 130, 684

PDP - 76,959

LP - 5,987

Edo Central (5 LGAs)

PDP - 54,813

APC - 48,895

LP - 1,546

Edo South (7 LGAs)

PDP - 115,502

APC - 112,088

LP - 15,230

Meanwhile, the PDP kicked against the result of the 2024 governorship election in Edo state, which ushered in the APC candidate, Okpebholo, as the new governor.

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Adamawa state governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, who is the chairman of the Edo state governorship election national campaign council, on Sunday, September 22, criticised INEC.

In the same vein, Nigerians on social media expressed their reactions.

Obaseki reacts as PDP loses

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Obaseki appealed to residents to remain calm after INEC announced Okpebholo as the winner of the state's 2024 governorship election.

Obaseki insisted that the election was marred with disregard for processes and the rule of law.

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.