Nigeria’s Electoral Commission Declares Monday Okpebholo of All Progressive Congress Winner of Edo Guber Poll

By Goodluck B Ikiebe

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the September 21 Governorship election in Edo State.

The Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Prof Farouk Adamu Kuta, declared Okpebholo the duly elected governor on Sunday, in Benin City, the Edo State capital.

18 political parties contested the governorship election, which was held in 4,519 polling units across the 18 local governments of Edo State on Saturday.

According to the results, Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes to beat his closest rival, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Asuerinme Ighodalo, who scored 247,274

Barr. Olumide Osaigbovo Akpata of the Labour Party (LP), came a distant third with 22,773.

Results of the election as declared by the INEC Returning Officer for the Edo Governorship Election, Prof Kuta, are as follows:

IGUEBEN LGA

APC- 5, 907

LP-494

PDP-8, 470

ESAN WEST LGA

APC- 12,952

LP- 342

PDP-11,004

OWAN-WEST LGA

APC- 12,277

LP 201

PDP 11, 284

UHUNMWONDE LGA

APC -8, 776

LP – 767

PDP – 9, 339

OVIA NORTH-EAST LGA

APC-13, 225

LP- 1, 675

PDP- 15,311

EGOR LGA

APC – 16,760

LP – 1,966

PDP – 14,658

ESAN SOUTH-EAST LGA

APC – 8, 398

LP – 98

PDP – 14, 199

EGOR LGA

APC – 16,760

LP – 1,966

PDP – 14,658

AKOKO-EDO LGA

APC- 34, 847

LP- 2, 239

PDP- 15, 865

ESAN CENTRAL LGA

APC – 10,990

LP – 418

PDP – 8,618

ESAN NORTH-EAST LGA

APC – 10,648

LP – 194

PDP – 12,522

OVIA SOUTH-WEST LGA

APC – 10,150

LP – 849

PDP – 10,260

ORHIONMWON LGA

APC – 16,059

LP – 556

PDP – 14,614

OWAN-EAST LGA

APC – 19,380

LP – 446

PDP – 14,189

ETSAKO EAST LGA

APC – 20,167

LP – 604

PDP – 9,683

ETSAKO CENTRAL LGA

APC – 11,906

LP – 381

PDP – 8,455

ETSAKO WEST LGA

APC – 32,107

LP – 2,116

PDP – 17,483

OREDO LGA

APC – 30,780

LP – 5,389

PDP – 24,938

IKPOBA-OKHA LGA

APC- 16, 338

LP-4036

PDP- 26,382

Monday Okpebholo was born August 29, 1970, in Udomi-Uwesan, Irrua, Edo Central, and he is currently the Senator representing Edo Central in the National Assembly. Okpebholo is a graduate of Business Administration.