The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Governor Godwin Obaseki winner of the Edo State Governorship election held on Saturday.
INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, announced the total result of the election on Sunday afternoon.
Obaseki polled 307,955 votes to defeat Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the APC who scored 223,619 votes.
Obaseki won in 13 of the 18 Local Government Areas of Edo State, while Ize-Iyamu won in five LGAs.
The governor even defeated Ize-Iyamu in his Orhionmwon Local Government. Obaseki got 13,445 votes, while Ize-Iyamu got 10,458, a margin of almost 3,000 votes.
The Returning Officer said having scored the highest number of votes in the election and met all constitutional requirements he declared Obaseki and his running mate Philip Shuaibu reelected as Governor and Deputy Governor respectively.
| LGA | APC | PDP |
| AKOKO EDO | 22,963 | 20,101
|
| EGOR | 10,202 | 27,621 |
| ESAN CENTRAL | 6,719 | 10,794 |
| ESAN NORTH EAST | 6,556 | 13,579 |
| ESAN SOUTH EAST | 9,237 | 10,563 |
| ESAN WEST | 7,189 | 17,434 |
| ETSAKO CENTRAL | 8,359 | 7,478 |
| ETSAKO EAST | 17,011 | 10,668 |
| ETSAKO WEST | 26,140 | 17,959 |
| IGUEBEN | 5,199 | 7,870 |
| IKPOBA OKHA | 18,218 | 41,030 |
| OREDO | 18,365 | 43,498 |
| ORHIONMWON | 10,458 | 13,445 |
| OVIA NORTH EAST | 9,907 | 16,987 |
| OVIA SOUTH WEST | 10,636 | 12,659 |
| OWAN EAST | 19,295 | 14,762 |
| OWAN WEST | 11,193 | 11,485 |
| UHUNMWODE | 5,972 | 10,022 |
