The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the ongoing Edo governorship election, Governor Godwin Obaseki, is clearly leading his major rival, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as results are being declared.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has so far announced results of 13 out of the 18 local government areas in the state.
14 parties contested in the election, but candidates of the PDP and APC are the major contenders in the election that held on Saturday, September 19.
The results announced so far showed that Obaseki is leading with a wide margin of over 80,000 votes after polling 240,935 votes against Ize-Iyamu’s 154,192 in 13 LGAs.
The election held in 2,627 polling units, 192 wards and 18 LGAs. Below are the declared results:
1) Igwueme LGA APC 5,199 PDP 7,870
2) Esan North-East APC 6,556 PDP 13579
3) Esan Central APC 6,719 PDP 10,794
4) Ipobo Okha APC 18,218 PDP 41,030
5) Owombe 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-East APC: 17,011 PDP: 10,668
12) Akoko Edo APC- 22,963 PDP- 20,101
13) Esan West APC – 7,189 PDP – 17,433
L-R: Governor Godwin Obaseki and Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu