The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of Esan North-East 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, Asue Ighodalo of the PDP scored 12,522 votes to defeat Monday Okpebholo of the APC who polled 10,648 votes.
ESAN NORTH-EAST LGA
REGISTERED:106,280
ACCREDITED:24,430
APC:10,648
PDP:12,522
LP:194
VALID:23,637
REJECTED:674
TOTAL: 24,311
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