Breaking: APC’s Okpebholo Officially Declared By INEC, Winner Of Edo State Election

Breaking: APC’s Okpebholo Officially Declared By INEC, Winner Of Edo State Election

The Returning Officer for the September 21, Edo State governorship election, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Niger State, declared Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the keenly-contested election at 9:26 p.m. on Sunday, September 22.

Kuta announced that Okpebholo, representing Edo Central Senatorial District, secured 291,667 votes, defeating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, who garnered 247,274 votes.

Labour Party’s (LP) Olumide Akpata, former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), came a distant third with 22,763 votes.

APC’s collation agent, Jarret Tenebe, hailed the election as the best in Edo’s history, asserting that grassroots politician Okpebholo would lead the state to a brighter future.

Tenebe, who also serves as the Edo APC Chairman, urged the 17 other candidates who contested against Okpebholo to rally behind the governor-elect to elevate Edo to new heights.

However, before the winner was declared, PDP’s collation agent, Osaigbovo Iyoha, Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki, called for a suspension of the final results declaration, a request that was firmly opposed by Tenebe.