Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Godwin Obaseki, as the winner of the governorship election in Edo State.
Making the announcement was Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, INEC’s Returning Officer.
He said APC polled 223,619 votes, while PDP got 307,955 votes.
Incumbent Governor Obaseki of PDP ran against APC standard-bearer Osagie Ize-Iyamu.
Obaseki was elected on APC’s platform in 2016 but defected to the PDP after being denied the ticket owing to intra-party squabbles.
Below are the results by local government:
1 Igueben LG
APC 5199, PDP 7870
APC 18,365, PDP 43,498
APC 6,556, PDP 13,579
APC 7,189, PDP 17,434
APC 26,140, PDP 17,959
APC 6,719, PDP 10,694
APC 18,218, PDP 41,030
APC 10,202, PDP 27,621
APC 5,972, PDP 10,022
APC 19,295, PDP 14,762
APC 11,193, PDP 11,485
APC 9,907, PDP 16,987
APC 9,237, PDP 10,563
14 Akoko Edo LG
APC 22,963, PDP 20,101
APC 17,011, PDP 10,668
APC 8,358, PDP 7,478
APC 10,458, PDP 13,445
APC 10,636, PDP 12,659
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