The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Owan West 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 12,277 votes to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the PDP, Asue Ighodalo, who scored 11,284 votes.
OWAN WEST LGA
REGISTERED 67076
ACCREDITED 24311
APC: 12277
PDP:11284
LP: 201
VALID:23904
REJECTED: 391
TOTAL: 24,295
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