Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday concluded the September 19, Edo governorship polls with the declaration of incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo and Candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), as winner.
Professor Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta, and the Returning Officer for the election, announced the result after its collation in Benin.
He said Obaseki polled a total of 307,955 votes to defeat the closest rival and the All Progressives Congress (APC), candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu who scored 223,619.
The returning officer released the scores for the candidates prior to the declaration of PDP as the winner.
The scores are as follows:
A A 107
ADC 1370
ADP 2374
APC 223, 619
APGA 177
APN 57
ADP 78
LP 267
NNPP 258
NRM 573
PDP 307, 955
SDP 323
YPP 132
ZLP 117
Meanwhile, Obaseki in a brief acceptance speech dedicated the victory to the collective resolve of the Edo electorate to destroy god-fatherism in the state.
