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According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, the All Progressives Congress candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, is ahead in the overall results of the Edo State gubernatorial election that was held on Saturday.

The Federal University of Technology Vice-Chancellor and Returning Officer, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, has not yet formally declared the poll’s winner as of the report’s filing.

In the meantime, the APC defeated the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Asue Ighodalo, and the Labour Party, Olumide Akpata, in 11 of the state’s 18 local government areas.

Ighodalo received 247,274 votes, while Okpebholo received 291,667. Akpata received 18,737 votes.

In the state, the PDP candidate won seven LGAs.

The votes come from 4,519 polling units in Edo State and 18 Local Government Areas, totalling 2.2 million voters with permanent voter cards.

Godwin Obaseki, the incumbent governor of Edo State, will hand over control of Osadebe House to the election winner.

The details is as follows:

Ikpoba-Okha

APC- 16,338

LP- 2,026

PDP-26,382

Oredo LGA

APC- 30,780

LP-5389

PDP- 24,938

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Etsako West LGA

APC: 32,107

PDP: 17,483

LP: 2,116

Etsako Central LGA

APC:11,906

PDP: 8,455

LP: 381

Etsako East LGA

APC: 20,167

PDP: 9,683

LP: 604

Egor LGA

APC: 16,760

LP: 1,966

PDP: 14,658

Ovia North-East LGA

APC: 13,225

PDP: 15,311

LP: 1,675

APC: 10,150

PDP: 10,260

LP: 849

Owan East, LG

APC: 19,380

PDP: 14,189

LP: 446

Orhionmwon LGA

APC: 16,059

PDP: 14,614

LP: 556

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