Edo 2020
How Obaseki Won Against Oshiomhole, Ize-Iyamu
By GWG Staff
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on Sunday afternoon declared Godwin Obaseki, the incumbent and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP as the winner of the governorship election in Edo State.
Obaseki according to the INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, who announced the total result of the election polled 307,955 votes as against the 223,619 votes polled by his closest rival, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.
Obaseki beat the odds set against him by his erstwhile political godfather, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole by aligning with other political stakeholders to project himself towards an epic electoral victory.
Obaseki won all six Local Government Areas in Edo South and Edo Central including Ize-Iyamu’s Local Government Area and pulled out only one of the six Local Government Areas in Edo North which is the base of Oshiomhole.
Ize-Iyamu won five of the Local Government Areas in the North.
SEE DECLARED RESULTS
1) Igueben LGA
PDP 7,870
APC 5,199
Total 13170
Total votes cast 13,382
Election materials snatched in Ward 8, Unit 2
2) Esan North-East
APC 6,556
PDP 13579
Valid votes 20,369
Total votes cast 20,730
3) Esan Central
APC 6,719
PDP 10,794
4) Ikpoba-Okha
APC 18,218
PDP 41,030
5) Uhunmwonde
APC 5,972
PDP 10,022
6) Egor LGA
APC 10,202
PDP 27,621
7) Owan East
APC 19,295
PDP 14,762
8) Owan West
APC 11,193
PDP 11,485
9) Esan South-East
APC 9,237
PDP 10,565
10) Ovia North East
APC 9,907
PDP 16,987
11) Etsako West LGA
APC 26,140
PDP 17,959
12) Oredo LGA
APC 18,365
PDP 43,498
13) Esan West
APC 7,189
PDP 17,434
14) Akoko Edo LGA
APC – 22,963
PDP – 20,101
15) Etsako East LGA
APC – 17,011
PDP – 10,668
16) Etsako Central LGA
APC 8,359
PDP 7,478
17) Orhiomwon LGA
APC 10,458
PDP 13,445
18) Ovia South-West
APC – 10,636
PDP – 12,659
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