The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, is coasting toward victory in the Edo State governorship election after winning 11 out of the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs) announced so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, Okay.ng reports.
According to the results declared by the Returning Officer, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, APC is currently in the lead with 275,329 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) follows with 220,892 votes. The Labour Party (LP) sits in third place with 18,737 votes.
Despite the significant lead, tensions arose when a PDP agent from Oredo Local Government contested the results, accusing electoral officials of tampering with the figures. This claim was swiftly rejected by the APC representatives. Prof. Kuta called for calm as the collation continued.
The final LGA yet to be announced is Ikpoba-Okha, which could further influence the final outcome.
Results from 17 LGAs:
- Oredo LGA
APC: 30,780
PDP: 24,938
LP: 5,389 - Etsako West LGA
APC: 32,107
PDP: 17,483
LP: 2,116 - Etsako Central LGA
APC: 11,906
PDP: 8,455
LP: 381 - Etsako East LGA
APC: 20,167
PDP: 9,683
LP: 604 - Egor LGA
APC: 16,760
PDP: 14,658
LP: 1,966 - Ovia North-East LGA
APC: 13,225
PDP: 15,311
LP: 1,675 - Uhunmwonde LGA
APC: 8,776
PDP: 9,339
LP: 769 - Owan West LGA
APC: 12,277
PDP: 11,284
LP: 201 - Esan West LGA
APC: 12,952
PDP: 11,004
LP: 342 - Igueben LGA
APC: 5,907
PDP: 8,470
LP: 494 - Akoko-Edo LGA
APC: 34,847
PDP: 15,865
LP: 2,239 - Esan South-East LGA
APC: 8,398
PDP: 14,199
LP: 98 - Esan Central LGA
APC: 10,990
PDP: 8,618
LP: 418 - Esan North-East LGA
APC: 10,648
PDP: 12,522
LP: 194 - Ovia South-West LGA
APC: 10,150
PDP: 10,260
LP: 849 - Owan East LGA
APC: 19,380
PDP: 14,189
LP: 446 - Orhionmwon LGA
APC: 16,059
PDP: 14,614
LP: 556
