By Akeem OYETUNJI
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Monday Okpebholo, has been declared winner of Saturday, September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) through the Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta who is the Vice-Chancellor, the Federal University of Technology, Minna, made the declaration in Benin City, Sunday night.
He said Okpebholo polled a total of 291, 667 votes to defeat his arch rival and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo, who polled 247, 274 votes.
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Olumide Akpata (SAN), came third, polling a total of 22,761 votes.
Prompt News reports that the APC won in eleven (11) Local Government Areas out of 18, while the PDP won in seven (7) and LP did not win any.
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Find below the full results from all the 18 Local Government Areas in Edo State:
LGA: Ikpoba-Okha
APC – 16,338
LP – 4,026
PDP 26,382
LGA: OREDO
APC- 30,780
LP- 5389
PDP – 24,938
LGA: IGUEBEN
APC- 5907
PDP – 8470
LP- 494
LGA: ESAN WEST
APC – 12952
LP – 342
PDP – 11004
LGA: OWAN WEST
APC – 12277
LP – 201
PDP – 11284
LGA: UHUNMUNDE
APC- 8776
LP- 769
PDP – 9339
LGA: OVIA NORTH EAST
APC- 13225
LP- 1675
PDP – 15311
LGA: ESAN SOUTH-EAST
APC- 8,398
LP- 98
PDP – 14,199
LGA: EGOR
APC- 16,760
LP- 1,966
PDP – 14,658
LGA: AKOKO EDO
APC- 34,847
LP- 2,239
PDP – 15,865
LGA: ESAN CENTRAL
APC- 10,990
LP- 418
PDP – 8,618
LGA: ESAN NORTH-EAST
APC- 10648
LP- 194
PDP – 12,522
LGA: OVIA SOUTHWEST
APC- 10,150
LP- 849
PDP – 10,260
LGA: ORHIONMWON
APC- 16,059
LP- 556
PDP – 14,614
LGA: OWAN EAST
APC – 19,380
LP – 446
PDP – 14,189
LGA: ETSAKO EAST
APC- 20,167
LP- 604
PDP – 9,686
LGA: ETSAKO CENTRAL
APC- 11,906
LP- 381
PDP – 8,455
LGA: ETSAKO WEST
APC- 32107
LP- 2116
PDP – 17483
