Edo election results collation centre
Breaking: APC leads in Edo gov poll, wins 10 LGs, PDP takes 6, two more to go
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced results from 16 of the 18 local government areas of the governorship election for Edo State conducted on Saturday.
In the declared results at the state collation centre in Benin, the All Progressives Congress is ahead winning in 10 of the 16 LGAs, leaving the remaining six local governments for the Peoples Democratic Party.
The Labour Party is yet to win any of the local government but it has maintained a distant third.
Edo State has 18 local government areas.
The results announcement at the state collation centre is currently on break.
The Returning Officer of the Edo governorship election, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, who is vice-chancellor at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, announced the break.
This, he said, was to await the two remaining local governments’ results.
The three main contenders in the election are Monday Okpebholo of the APC, Asue Ighodalo of the PDP, and Olumide Akpata of the LP.
The collation of results is expected to resume at 5pm today.
The results so far at a glance:
Etsako West LG
APC: 32,107
LP: 2,116
PDP: 17,483
Etsako Central LG
APC: 11,906
LP: 381
PDP: 8,455
Etsako East LG
APC: 20,167
LP: 604
PDP: 9,683
Owan West LG
APC: 19,380
LP: 446
PDP: 14,189
Orhionmwon LG
APC: 16,059
LP: 556
PDP: 14,614
Ovia South-West LG
APC:10,150
LP: 849
PDP: 10,260
Esan North-East LG
APC: 10,648
LP: 194
PDP: 12,522
Esan Central LG
APC: 10,990
LP: 418
PDP: 8,618
Akoko Edo LG
APC: 34,847
LP: 2,239
PDP: 15,865
Egor LG
APC: 16,760
LP: 1,966
PDP: 14,658
Esan South-East LG
APC: 8,398
LP: 98
PDP: 14,199
Ovia North-East LG
APC: 13,225
LP: 1,675
PDP: 15,311
Uhunmwonde LG
APC: 8,776
LP: 767
PDP: 9,339
Owan West LG
APC: 12,277
LP: 201
PDP: 11,284
Esan West LG
APC: 12,952
LP: 342
PDP: 11,004
Igueben LG
APC: 5,907
LP: 494
PDP: 8,470.
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