The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced results of 16 out of the 18 local government areas (LGAs) where the Edo State governorship election was held on Saturday.
According to the results announced so far by the commission, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo, has won in ten local government areas of the state.
While Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won in 6 local government areas.
Meanwhile, the candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Olumide Akpata, is yet to win in any of the local government areas announced by INEC.
However, INEC has proceed on recess pending the results of two local government areas whose results are yet to arrive the commission’s office in Benin, the state capital, for declaration.
According to the results announced by the electoral umpire, the candidate of APC is currently leading and his being trailed by the governorship candidate of the PDP, while Labour Party is in distant third.
Names Of LGA Where APC Is Winning:
1 Esan West LGA
Registered Voter: 113,067
Accredited voters: 25,702
APC 12,952
PDP 11,004
APGA 23
Labour Party 342
Valid Votes 24 691
Total Votes Caste 25,384
2 Owan West LGA
Registered Voter: 67,076
Accredited voters: 24,311
APC 12,277
PDP 11,284
Labour Party 201
Valid Votes 23,904
Total Votes Cast: 24,295
3 Egor LGA
Registered Voter: 242, 266
Accredited voters: 35, 436
APC 16,760
PDP 14,658
APGA 48
Labour Party 1,966
Valid Votes : 34, 022
Total Votes Cast: 35, 040
4 Akoko Edo LGA
Registered Voter: 144,379
Accredited voters: 54,395
APC 34,847
PDP 15,865
Labour Party 2 239
Valid Votes: 53,547
Total Votes Cast: 53,878
5 Esan Central LGA
Registered Voter: 68,338
Accredited voters: 20,580
APC 10,990
PDP 8,618
APGA 16
Labour Party 418
Valid Votes: 20,198
Total Votes Cast: 20,559
6 Orhionmwon I LGA
Registered Voters: 139,260
Accredited voters: 33,196
APC 16,059
PDP 14,614
APGA 29
Labour Party 556
Valid Votes : 31,559
Total Votes Cast: 32,650
7 Owan East LGA
Registered Voters: 106,252
Accredited voters: 34,618
APC 19,380
PDP 14,189
APGA 25
Valid Votes : 34,157
Total Votes Cast: 34,577
8 Etsako East LGA
Accredited voters: 35,084
APC 20167
PDP 9,683
APGA 38
9 Etsako Central LGA
Registered Voters: 59,430
Accredited voters: 21,465
APC 11,906
PDP 8,455
APGA 20
Labour Party 381
Valid Votes: 20,851
Total Votes Cast: 21,145
10 Etsako West LGA
Registered Voter: 186,449
Accredited voters: 54,304
APC 32,107
PDP 17,483
APGA 67
Labour Party 2,116
Valid Votes: 52,226
Total Votes Cast: 53, 414
However, PDP’s Asue Ighodalo is winning in the following LGAs
1 OVIA SOUTH WEST LGA
Registered Voters: 112,091
Accredited voters: 23,196
APC 10,150
PDP 10,260
APGA 40
Labour Party 849
Valid Votes : 21,710
Total Votes Cast: 22,796
2 ESAN NORTH EAST LGA
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Registered Voters: 106,280
Accredited voters: 24, 430
APC 10,648
PDP 12,522
APGA 20
Labour Party 194
Valid Votes: 23,637
Total Votes Cast: 24, 311
3 IGUEBEN LGA
Registered Voter 54,549
Accredited voters: 15,274
APC 5,907
PDP 8,470
APGA 10
Labour Party 494
Valid Votes 14,989
Total 15,267
4 UHUNMWONDE LGA
Registered Voter:
Accredited voters: 20,044
APC 8,776
PDP 9,339
APGA 30
Labour Party 769
Valid Votes 19,223
Total Votes Cast: 19, 776
5 OVIA NORTH EAST LGA
Registered Voters: 177, 106
Accredited voters: 32,441
APC 13, 225
PDP 15, 311
APGA 48
Labour Party 1,675
Valid Votes : 30, 783
Total Votes Cast: 32,095
6 ESAN SOUTH EAST LGA
Registered Voter: 90,240
Accredited voters: 23,390
APC 8,398
PDP 14,199
Labour Party 98
Valid Votes : 22, 780
Total Votes Cast: 23, 136
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