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BREAKING:  PDP’s Gov. Obaseki declared winner of Edo poll, buries godfatherism 

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Gov. Godwin Obaseki, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has finally buried godfatherism in Edo State as he was declared winner of the governorship election on Sunday afternoon.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Returning Officer, Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, who announced the results of the election, said PDP got 307,955 votes to crush the All Progressives Congress which polled 223,619 votes.

The details of the results:

1) Igueben LGA

PDP 7,870

APC 5,199

Total 13170

Total votes cast 13,382

Election materials snatched in Ward 8, Unit 2

2) Esan North-East

APC 6,556

PDP 13579

Valid votes 20,369

Total votes cast 20,730

3) Esan Central

APC 6,719

PDP 10,794

4) Ikpoba-Okha

APC 18,218

PDP 41,030

5) Uhunmwonde

APC 5,972

PDP 10,022

6) Egor LGA

APC 10,202

PDP 27,621

7) Owan East

APC 19,295

PDP 14,762

8) Owan West

APC 11,193

PDP 11,485

9) Esan South-East

APC 9,237

PDP 10,565

10) Ovia North East

APC 9,907

PDP 16,987

11) Etsako West LGA

APC 26,140

PDP 17,959

12) Oredo LGA

APC 18,365

PDP 43,498

13) Esan West

APC 7,189

PDP 17,434

14) Akoko Edo LGA

APC – 22,963

PDP – 20,101

15) Etsako East LGA

APC – 17,011

PDP – 10,668

16) Etsako Central LGA

APC 8,359

PDP 7,478

17) Orhiomwon LGA

APC 10,458

PDP 13,445

Details later…


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