The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has emerged victorious in the recently concluded Edo State governorship election.
Okpebholo triumphed over his main challengers, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Faruk Kuta, announced Okpebholo as the winner at the collation centre in Benin City, the state capital, on Sunday.
The APC candidate secured 291,667 votes, defeating Ighodalo, who garnered 247,274 votes. Akpata of the LP finished a distant third with 22,763 votes.
Prof. Kuta, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, declared, “That Okpebholo, having satisfied the requirement of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.”
Edo State, comprising 18 Local Government Areas, is divided into Edo North, Edo South, and Edo Central. Traditionally, Edo North has been an APC stronghold, while the PDP has maintained dominance in Edo Central and Edo South.
Below are the election results:
Igueben LG
Registered voters – 54,549 Accredited voters – 15,274
APC – 5,907 PDP – 8,470 LP – 494
Total valid votes – 14,989 Rejected votes – 278
Total votes cast – 15,267
Esan West LG
Registered voters – 113,067 Accredited voters – 25,702
APC – 12,952 PDP – 11,004 LP – 342
Total valid votes – 24,691 Rejected votes -693 Total votes cast – 25,384
Uhunmwonde LG
Registered voters – 92,169 Accredited voters – 20,044
APC – 8,776 PDP – 9,339 LP – 769
Total valid votes – 19,223 Rejected votes – 553 Total votes cast -19,776
Owan West LG
Registered voters – 67,076 Accredited voters – 24,311
APC – 12,277 PDP – 11,284 LP – 201
Total valid votes -23,904 Rejected votes – 391 Total votes cast – 24,295
Ovia North-East LG
Registered voters – 177,106 Accredited voters – 32,441
APC – 13,225 PDP – 15,311 LP – 1,675
Total valid votes – 30,783 Rejected votes – 1,312 Total votes cast – 32,095
Esan South-East LG
Registered voters – 90,240 Accredited voters – 23,390
APC – 8,398 PDP – 14,199 LP – 98
Total valid votes – 22,780 Rejected votes – 356 Total votes cast – 23,136
Egor LG
Registered voters – 242,266 Accredited voters – 35,463
APC – 16,760 PDP – 14,658 LP – 1,966
Total valid votes – 34,022 Rejected votes – 1,018 Total votes cast – 35,040
Akoko Edo LG
Registered voters – 144,379 Accredited voters – 54,395
APC – 34,847 PDP – 15,865 LP – 2, 239
Total valid votes – 53,547 Rejected votes – 331 Total votes cast – 53,878
Esan Central LG
Registered voters – 68,338 Accredited voters – 20,580
APC – 10,990 PDP – 8,618 LP – 418
Total valid votes – 20,198 Rejected votes – 361 Total votes cast – 20,559
Esan North-East LG
Registered voters – 106,280 Accredited voters – 24,430
APC – 10,648 PDP – 12,522 LP – 194
Total valid votes – 23,637 Rejected votes – 674 Total votes cast – 24,311
Ovia South-West LG
Registered voters – 112,091 Accredited voters- 23,196
APC – 10,150 PDP – 10,260 LP – 849
Valid votes – 21,710 Rejected votes – 1,086 Total Vote cast – 22,796
Orhionmwon LG
Registered voters – 139,260 Accredited voters – 33,196
APC – 16,059 PDP – 14,614 LP – 556
Total valid votes – 31,559 Rejected votes – 1,091 Total vote cast – 32,650
Owan East LG
Registered voters – 106,252 Accredited voters – 34,618
APC – 19,380 PDP – 14,189 LP – 446
Total valid votes – 34,157 Rejected votes – 430 Total votes cast – 34,577
Etsako East LG
Registered voters – 102,754 Accredited voters – 35,084
APC – 20,167 PDP – 9,683 LP – 604
Total valid votes – 30,926 Rejected votes – 435 Total votes cast – 31,361
Etsako Central LG
Registered voters – 59,430 Accredited voters – 21,465
APC – 11,906 PDP – 8,455 LP – 381
Total valid votes – 20,851 Rejected votes – 294 Total votes cast – 21,145
Etsako West LG
Registered voters – 186,449 Accredited voters – 54,304
APC – 32,107 PDP – 17,483 LP – 2,116
Total valid votes – 52,226 Rejected votes – 1,188 Total votes cast – 53,414
Oredo LGA
Registered voters – 356,242
Accredited voters – 64,802
APC – 30,780
PDP – 24,938
LP – 5,389
Total valid votes: 62,703
Rejected votes: 1,339
Total votes cast: 64,042
Ikpoba-Okha LGA
Registered Voters – 392,782
Accredited Voters – 61437
PDP – 26,382
APC – 16,338
LP – 4026
Total valid votes – 48, 784
Rejected Votes – 1455
Total Votes cast – 50,239
