The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the winner in two local government areas of Edo State.

In Esan North-East, Professor Faruq Adamu Kuta, the Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, announced that PDP candidate Asue Ighodalo received 12,522 votes, defeating Monday Okpebholo of the APC, who garnered 10,648 votes.

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The election saw a total of 24,311 votes cast, with 674 rejected.

Esan North-East LGA Results:
– Registered Voters: 106,280
– Accredited Voters: 24,430
– PDP: 12,522
– APC: 10,648
– LP: 194
– Valid Votes: 23,637

In Ovia South-West, the PDP also emerged victorious, winning by a narrow margin of 110 votes. Ighodalo received 10,260 votes, while Okpebholo secured 10,150 votes.

The total votes cast in this local government area were 22,796, with 1,086 votes rejected.

Ovia South-West LGA Results:
– Registered Voters: 112,091
– Accredited Voters: 23,196
– PDP: 10,260
– APC: 10,150
– LP: 849
– Valid Votes: 21,710

The results were part of the ongoing collation process led by INEC.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the Orhiomwon local government area in Edo State.

The announcement was made during the ongoing results collation, led by Returning Officer Professor Faruq Adamu Kuta, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna.

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APC candidate Monday Okpebholo secured 16,059 votes, defeating his closest rival, Asue Ighodalo of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who received 14,614 votes.

Orhiomwon LGA Results:
– Registered voters: 139,260
– Accredited voters: 33,196
– APC: 16,059
– PDP: 14,614
– LP: 556
– Valid votes: 31,559
– Rejected votes: 1,091
– Total votes cast: 32,650

In a similar announcement, INEC confirmed the APC’s victory in the Owan East local government area. This declaration was also made by Professor Kuta during the results collation.

In Owan East, APC candidate Monday Okpebholo garnered 19,380 votes, surpassing PDP’s Asue Ighodalo, who received 14,189 votes.

Owan East LGA Results:
– Registered voters: 106,252
– Accredited voters: 34,618
– APC: 19,380
– PDP: 14,189
– LP: 446
– Valid votes: 34,157
– Rejected votes: 420
– Total votes cast: 34,577

These results mark a significant moment for the APC in Edo State as they continue to consolidate their position in local governance.

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has clarified his reasons for visiting the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation center in Benin City earlier today.

Report indicates that the governor arrived at the INEC premises around 2 a.m. on Sunday and remained there until he was escorted out by the police, led by Deputy Inspector General Frank Mba.

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Protesters, led by Dennis Idahosa, the running mate of Monday Okpebholo from the All Progressives Congress (APC), arrived at the INEC premises around 3:30 a.m. demanding that Obaseki leave the location.

Shortly before Obaseki was escorted out by Mba and a team of policemen, the APC’s National Secretary, Surajudeen Basiru, told reporters that the governor had no legitimate reason to be at the collation center.

Later, while addressing journalists at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Situation Room in Benin, Obaseki explained that he visited the INEC office after receiving reports that the commission had halted the collation process.

He said, “At about 1 am, I got a report that collation was supposed to have been moved to the INEC head office. I also got reports from our agents that PDP agents were not allowed into the collation centre.

“At that point in time, I called the REC to find an explanation of what was going on. There was no response, and I then went to the INEC office to meet with the REC and to understand what steps INEC was taken to continue the process of collation.”