Wednesday, December 11, 2024

BREAKING: APC’s Okpebholo Secures Victory in Edo Governorship Election

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that Senator Monday Okpebholo, the candidate from the All Progressives Congress (APC), won the Edo State Governorship Election held on Saturday.

Professor Faruk Adamu Kuta, who is the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, officially declared Okpebholo the winner of the election.

The election results from all 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Edo State showed that Okpebholo emerged victorious, winning in eleven LGAs. He defeated the candidates from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo, and the Labour Party (LP), Olumide Akpata.

Okpebholo received a total of 291,667 votes. His main rivals, Ighodalo and Akpata, got 247,274 and 18,737 votes respectively.

Okpebholo will replace the outgoing Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and will take office at the Osadebe House in Edo State.

In his speech after winning, Okpebholo promised that he would continue the work started by the former Governor, Adams Oshiomole.

Here are the detailed results from each Local Government Area:

Ikpoba-Okha

  • APC: 16,338
  • LP: 2,026
  • PDP: 26,382

Oredo LGA

  • APC: 30,780
  • LP: 5,389
  • PDP: 24,938

Etsako West LGA

  • APC: 32,107
  • PDP: 17,483
  • LP: 2,116

Etsako Central LG

  • APC: 11,906
  • PDP: 8,455
  • LP: 381

Etsako East LG

  • APC: 20,167
  • PDP: 9,683
  • LP: 604

Egor Local Government Area

  • APC: 16,760
  • LP: 1,966
  • PDP: 14,658

Ovia North-East LG

  • APC: 13,225
  • PDP: 15,311
  • LP: 1,675

Uhunmwonde LGA

  • APC: 8,776
  • PDP: 9,339
  • LP: 769

Owan West LG

  • APC: 12,277
  • PDP: 11,284
  • LP: 201

Esan West LG

  • APC: 12,952
  • PDP: 11,004
  • LP: 342

Igueben LG

  • APC: 5,907
  • PDP: 8,470
  • LP: 494

Akoko-Edo LG

  • APC: 34,847
  • PDP: 15,865
  • LP: 2,239

Esan South-East LG

  • APC: 8,398
  • PDP: 14,199
  • LP: 98

Esan Central LG

  • APC: 10,990
  • PDP: 8,618
  • LP: 418

Esan North-East LG

  • APC: 10,648
  • PDP: 12,522
  • LP: 194

Ovia South-West LG

  • APC: 10,150
  • PDP: 10,260
  • LP: 849

Owan East LG

  • APC: 19,380
  • PDP: 14,189
  • LP: 446

Orhionmwon LG

  • APC: 16,059
  • PDP: 14,614
  • LP: 556
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