Edo Decides: Obaseki maintains early win with over 50,000 votes gap

Few hours after Godwin Obaseki, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dusted his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, with over 14,000 votes, the PDP candidate has added over 36,000 votes to the gap in his early win

WITHIN NIGERIA had reported that Obaseki was leading as of 12:45am on Sunday when INEC declared results in four local government areas.

Seven (7) additional local government areas results have been declared by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and Obaseki has maintained the victory with over 50,000 votes gap.

See announced local governments and their results below

Igueben

• PDP: 7,870
• APC: 5,199

Esan central

• PDP: 10,964
• APC: 6,719

Esan north-east

• PDP: 13,579
• APC: 6,559

Esan south-east

• PDP: 10,565
• APC: 9,237

Ikpoba Okha

• PDP: 41,030
• APC: 18,218

Owan east

• PDP: 14,762
• APC: 19,295

Etsako west

• PDP 17,959
• APC 26,140

Egor

• PDP: 27, 621
• APC: 10, 202

Esan west

• PDP – 17,433
• APC – 7,189

Uhunmwonde

• PDP: 10,022
• APC: 5,972

Etsako east

• PDP: 10,668
• APC: 17,011

TOTAL:

• PDP: 182,473
• APC: 131,741