Edo Decide: APC took the lead before the break
The All progressive congress, APC, is in clear lead after the results from nine Local Government Area of Edo State were announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on Thursday.
The candidate of PDP, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has polled a total of 136,808 votes while Godwin Obaseki of All Progressives Congress, APC, recorded 142, 424 votes.
The results from the LGA are
Egor LGA
PDP-19,514
APC-26,177
Esan North-East LGA
PDP-16,220
APC-9,130
Esan South-East LGA
PDP-11, 466
APC-9,554
Esan West LGA
PDP-16,311
APC-13,114
Igueben LGA
PDP-7,560
APC-7,802
Oredo LGA
PDP-30,492
APC-37,612
Orhionmwon LGA
PDP-16,446
APC- 15, 262
Uhunmwonde LGA
PDP 8,667
APC 10, 911
Owan West LGA
PDP-10,132
APC-12, 862
Meanwhile, INEC has called for a break till 12 noon before it continues the announcement of results in the election.
The electoral umpire has announced the results of nine local governments so far.
PDP scored 11, 466 at Esan South East while APC had 9, 554. At Ordeo, PDP had 30, 492 against APC’s 37, 612, according to official result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on Thursday.
Recall that Obaseki polled a total of 7802 votes at Igueben and recorded 10911 at Uhunmode as against PDP’s 7560 at Igueben and 8667 at Uhunmode.
Obaseki is leading with 66,882 while Ize-Iyamu boast of 62,093 votes after results from Five LGAs were announced by INEC.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, polled a total of 16, 220 votes to win Esan North East Local Government Area , as against the 9, 130 votes recorded by APC’s Godwin Obaseki.
Obaseki won at Owan West and Egor LGAs to maintain early lead.
Obaseki won at Owan West and Egor LGAs to maintain early lead.
He polled 12, 862 at Owan West and 26, 177 votes at Egor.
The candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Osagie Ize-Iyamu recorded 10, 132 votes at Owan West and 19,514 at Egor.
Collation of results for the governorship election in the state started this morning.
Some 1,925,105 voters on Wednesday went to various polling booths in 18 local government areas of Edo State to elect a new governor, in what many have described as a big power fight between the PDP and the APC.
The build-up to the election, which was earlier slated to hold on September 10, but shifted to September 28, was evidently full of blame game, acrimony, suspicion and suspense.
The PDP has Ize-Iyamu, a pastor, lawyer, politician and farmer as its candidate while the APC has Mr. Godwin Obaseki, a businessman and politician.
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