Edo Decides: APC Wins Oshiomhole’s Local Government, As Obaseki Leads

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has won at Etsako West Local Government Area.

Mr Ize-Iyamu polled 26,140 votes to defeat Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who garnered 17,959 votes.

Both the immediate past national chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, and the PDP’s deputy governorship candidate, Phillip Shaibu, hail from Etsako West.

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Mr Oshiomhole won at his polling unit.

Mr Shaibu also won at his polling unit and had expressed optimism of his party winning the senatorial district.

According to PREMIUM TIMES voters’ inducement occured in Mr Oshiomhole’s polling unit, which occurred in other parts of the state.

So far, results from 10 of the 18 local government areas in the state have been announced and the PDP appears to be leading by a wide margin.

Meanwhile, at the time of filing this report, Oasjs Magazine gathered that the All Progressives Congress, APC has won in Owan East LGA as collation of results Saturday’s Edo governorship election continues.

According to result declared at the local government collation centre, APC’s Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu scored 19,295 votes.

Ize- Iyamu’s main opponent in the election, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Peoples Democratic Party scored 14,762 votes in the Local Government.

In the latest result from Uhumnwode South-south local government, the PDP candidate scored 10, 022 votes to 5972 votes scored by his APC opponent.

In Egor Local Government, Governor Godwin Obaseki of PDP scored 27, 621 votes, more than double the 10, 202 garnered by his main opponent, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu in the area.

The scenario was not different in Esan West LGA where PDP scored 17, 433 to 7, 189 votes scored by APC.

PM NEWS had earlier reported that Obaseki of PDP has taken a commanding lead over Ize-Iyamu based on results of four local governments earlier declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

The collated results of the governorship election announced in four LGAs early Sunday shows that Obaseki is leading his main opponent by 14,994 votes.

The LGA results:

ESAN SOUTHEAST

APC- 9237

PDP-10565

Registered voters-73907

Accredited voters-20274

UROMI ESAN NORTH EAST LGA.

APC 6559

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PDP 13,579

TOTAL VALID VOTE 20369

REJECTED VOTES: 361

TOTAL VOTE CAST 20730

Total registered voters 84241

Accredited voters: 20825

Esan Central LGA:

PDP: 10,694

APC: 6,719

IGUEBEN LGA Edo central

APC: 5,199

PDP: 7,870

Registered Voters: 46,828

Accredited Voters: 13,404

Valid Votes: 13,170

Rejected Votes: 212

Total Valid Votes: 13,382