Gbenro Adesina
The incumbent Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate in the Edo Governorship Election, has won in 11 local government areas, while his closest rival, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won in five local government areas out of the 16 local government results already released as of 11.30 am on Sunday, September, 2020.
The results of two local government areas, Oriowon and Ovia South West, are being awaited. With these results already announced, though Obaseki is leading by about 80,000 votes, the PDP needs at least one more local government to meet the two third requirement. At least 12 out of the State’s 18 local governments must be won for the PDP to be declared the winners.
The PDP are already apprehensive that the APC may be likely want the INEC to declare the election inconclusive on technical ground.
In a tweet, the PDP stated, “#EdoDecides2020: Alert-The delay in the announcement of the remaining two LGAs by @inecnigeria is totally unacceptable. The Edo Guber Election is concluded. We therefore reject any attempt to declare the election inconclusive”.
The already declared results are:
1) Igueben 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) 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
