The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo winner of the governorship election in Edo State.
Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, who scored 247,274 votes to come second, while Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party garnered 22,763 votes to come third.
INEC’s Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Minna, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta declared Okpebholo winner of the election having polled the majority of votes and satisfied the requirements of the law.
The election held on Saturday across Edo State was largely peaceful with impressive turnouts in some areas.
The APC’s governorship candidate won 11 out of the 18 local governments in the state, while the PDP won seven local governments.