- APC’s Senator Monday Okpebholo won Oredo
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has lost his local government, Oredo Local Government Area, to the All Progressives Congress in the governorship election results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
According to the result declared by the commission on Sunday in Benin City, the state capital, the candidate of the APC, Senator Monday Okpebholo, polled a total of 30,780 votes in the LG, while Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party secured 24,938 votes.
Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party polled 5389 votes.
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has condemned the visit of the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki to its state office and collation centre on Sunday.
Obaseki had invaded INEC’s collation centre unannounced around 2 am on Sunday and was walked out around 4:10 am.
Obaseki had said that his visit was to get first-hand information even as he was, however, told that his presence was not needed there.
At about 3 AM, a combined team of policemen led by DIG Mba and personnel of the Nigerian Army entered the premises and by 4:10 am, escorted Obaseki out of the premises.
Reacting to the controversies during a press conference on Sunday, INEC’s National Commissioner and Member Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna said the move by Obaseki and others was uncalled for.
“We are similarly disturbed by the overnight presence and demonstrations by some political actors and their supporters at our State Head Office ahead of the commencement of final collation.
“These actions are uncalled for. Nobody should disrupt the process at any stage and no one will be allowed to benefit from lawlessness,” he said.
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