The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced Governor Godwin Obaseki as the winner of the Governorship Election held on Edo state on Saturday, September 19.
The Returning officer, Prof Rim-Ruken Akpofure made the announcement in Benin City, the state capital on Sunday after the collation of results from 18 local government areas of the state.
Akpofure said Obaseki, who was the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party polled 307,955 votes to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu who garnered 223,619 votes.
Obaseki won in 14 local government areas while Ize-Iyamu claimed victory on 4 LGs.
Obaseki defeated Ize-Iyamu for the second after they both contested in 2016 under alternated parties.
See details of the result for the governorship election below.
Igueben LGA
APC: 5,199
PDP: 7,870
Esan North East
APC: 6,556
PDP: 13,579
Esan Central
APC: 6,719
PDP: 10,794
Ikpoba-Okha LGA
APC: 18,218
PDP: 41,030
Uhunmwonde LGA
APC: 5,972
PDP: 10,022
Egor LGA
APC: 10,202
PDP: 27,621
Owan East LGA
APC: 19,295
PDP: 14,762
Owan West LGA
APC: 11,193
PDP: 11,485
Ovia North East LGA
APC: 9,907
PDP: 16,987
Esan South East
APC: 9,237
PDP: 10,563
Oredo LGA
APC: 18,365
PDP: 43,498
Esan West LGA
APC: 7,189
PDP: 17, 434
Etsako West LGA
APC: 26,140
PDP: 17,959
ESAN SOUTH EAST
APC: 9237
PDP: 10565
AKOKO-EDO
APC: 22963
PDP: 20101
ETSAKO EAST
APC: 17011
PDP: 10668
ETSAKO CENTRAL
APC: 8359
PDP: 7478
ORHIONMWON
APC: 10458
PDP: 13445
OVIA SOUTH WEST
APC: 10636
PDP: 12659
