The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the ongoing governorship election is leading the poll with a comfortable margin.
Official results of 13 Local Governments so far announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has put the governor in pole position.
Although 14 political parties participated in the election, but the contest was believed to have largely been between the incumbent governor, Obaseki and Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The election held in 18 Local Government Areas, 192 Wards, and 2,627 polling units.
SEE DECLARED RESULTS
1) Igwueme LGA
PDP 7,870
APC 5,199
Total 13170
Total votes cast 13,382
Election materials snatched in Ward 8, Unit 2
2) Esan North-East
APC 6,556
PDP 13579
Valid votes 20,369
Total votes cast 20,730
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
