The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Etsako Central local government area of Edo State.
This was announced at the ongoing collation of results led by the Returning Officer, Professor Faruq Adamu Kuta, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna.
According to the collation officer for the local govt, Monday Okpebholo of the APC polled 11,906 votes to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the PDP, Asue Ighodalo, who scored 8,455 votes.
ETSAKO CENTRAL LGA
REGISTERED:59,430
ACCREDITED:21,465
APC:11,906
PDP:8,455
LP:381
VALID:20,851
REJECTED:294
TOTAL: 21,145
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