Breaking! INEC Declares PDP’s Obaseki Winner Of Edo Guber Poll [#EdoDecides2020]

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The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Governor Godwin Obaseki as the winner of the Edo gubernatorial election, 2020.

INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, announced the total result of the election.

According to the collated results of the governorship election in 18 LGAs announced by Rim-Rukeh, on Sunday, Obaseki garnered 307,955 votes to defeat APC’s Ize-Iyamu, who polled 223,619 votes.

While the PDP won in 13 councils, APC’s Ize-Iyamu only grabbed five, including Oshiomhole’s Etsako West.

Final INEC’s Official Results In 18 LGAs:

Ovia Southwest
APC – 10,636
PDP – 12,659

Orhionmwon
APC – 10,458
PDP – 13,445

Esan West
APC – 7,189
PDP – 17,434

Oredo
APC – 18,365
PDP – 43,498

Esan South-East
APC – 9,237
PDP – 10,563

Etsako West
APC – 26,140
PDP – 17,959

Ovia North-East
APC – 9,907
PDP – 16,987

Owan West
APC – 11,193
PDP – 11,485

Owan East
APC – 19,295
PDP – 14,762

Egor
APC – 10,202
PDP – 27,621

Uhunmwonde
APC – 5,972
PDP – 10,022

Ikpoba Okha
APC – 18,218
PDP – 41,030

Esan Central
APC – 6,719
PDP – 10,794

Esan North-East
APC – 6556
PDP – 13,579

Igueben LG
APC – 5199
PDP – 7870

Akoko Edo LG
APC : 22,963
PDP: 20,101

Etsako East LG
APC :17,011
PDP : 10,668

Etsako Central
APC : 8,359
PDP : 7,478

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