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The opposition All Progressives Party (APC) polled 291,667 votes to win the Edo state’s Governorship election, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared.
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Results collated by the umpire showed that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came second with PDP 247,274 votes.
The labour party comes a distant third with only 2763 votes.
This came as loyalist and members of the PDP thronged the INEC headquarters in the state demanding a Cancellation of the election.
Meanwhile, APC; according to the electoral commission, won 11 local government areas in the state, while the PDP won seven of the councils.
The Edo governorship election has been considered a three-horse race, with Ighodalo of the PDP, Monday Okpebholo of the APC, and Labour Party Olumide Akpata at the centre stage.
There have been controversies around the election, with the PDP and Governor Godwin Obaseki raising several allegations against INEC and the APC for manipulating the election in favour of Okpebholo.
Earlier in the day, Governor Obaseki visited the office of the electoral commission, a development which was condemned by the APC, INEC and security agencies.
PDP distances self from peace accord
While all the parties signed the peace accord, a political ritual during an election in Nigeria, the PDP and its candidate declined to sign the peace accord, alleging that some of its members were being arrested unjustly.
FINAL RESULTS
APC 291,667
LP 2763
PDP 247,274
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