The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the Edo State governorship election, Godwin Obaseki, as the Governor-elect.
The declaration followed Obaseki meeting the criteria to emerge governor based on the election conducted in the state on Wednesday.
Obaseki scored a total of 319,483 votes to defeat Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 253,173 votes.
Obaseki equally won in 13 out of the 18 local government area of the State.
The PDP and Ize-Iyamu have faulted the outcome of the election.
They have vowed to contest it in the law courts.
The full results
- Owan west
APC 12, 862
PDP 10, 132
- EGOR
APC 26, 862
PDP 19, 514
- ESAN NORTH EAST
APC 9, 130
PDP 16, 220
- IGUEBEN
APC 7, 802
PDP 7,650
- OHUNMWODE
APC 10, 911
PDP 8, 667
- ESAN SOUTH EAST
APC 9, 554
PDP 11, 466
- OREDO
APC 37, 612
PDP 30, 492
- ORHIONMWON
APC. 15, 262
PDP. 16, 446
- ESAN WEST
APC 13, 114
PDP 16, 311
- OWAN EAST
APC: 21, 233
PDP: 12, 889
- OVIA NORTH EAST
APC: 17,561
PDP: 13,141
- ESAN CENTRAL
APC: 9,781
PDP: 10,180
- ETSAKO EAST
APC 18, 078
PDP 12, 552
- ETSAKO WEST
APC 29, 199
PDP 10, 843
- IKPOBA OKHA
APC 33, 469
PDP 26, 096
- AKOKO EDO
APC 24, 545
PDP 13, 027
- ETSAKO CENTRAL
APC 10, 373
PDP 8, 827
- OVIA SOUTH WEST
APC 12, 820
PDP 8, 810.
