There was jubilation in Benin, Edo State as PDP candidate in the Governorship Election, Godwin Obaseki won.
This is according to results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
In a video that surfaced online on Sunday, officials in the situation room were joyful.
Some of them were seen shouting “4=4” and “4+4”. The video also showed the officials, including Obaseki, clapping as results trickled in.
At the end of voting on Saturday, in the Edo governorship election and the final collation of results was announced by the INEC headquarters in Benin.
Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party was pronounced winner after recorded more votes from the total results of the 18 Local Governments declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
Obaseki, the incumbent Governor and of PDP ran against APC standard-bearer Osagie Ize-Iyamu.
Godwin Obaseki who is currently serving as the Executive Governor of Edo State was sworn in as the governor on 12 November 2016.
Obaseki was elected on APC’s platform in 2016 but defected to the PDP after being denied the ticket owing to intra-party squabbles.
A total of 14 parties took part in the election but the results show a two-horse race between the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (APC).
The PDP scored 307,955 while APC had 223,619 votes from the declared results in the 18 LGAs.
Obaseki won Ize-Iyamu by a wide margin of over 84,336 votes.
The election held in 18 Local Government Areas of Edo, 192 Wards, and 2,627 polling units.
See the final results as announced by INEC below
gueben LG
APC – 5199
PDP – 7870
Esan North-East
APC – 6,556
PDP – 13,579
Esan Central
APC – 6,719
PDP – 10,694
Ikpoba Okha
APC – 18,218
PDP – 41,030
Uhunmwonde
APC – 5,972
PDP – 10,022
Egor
APC – 10,202
PDP – 27,621
Owan East
APC – 19,295
PDP – 14,762
Owan West
APC – 11,193
PDP – 11,485
Ovia North-East
APC – 9,907
PDP – 16,987
Etsako West
APC – 26,140
PDP – 17,959
Esan South-East
APC – 9,237
PDP – 10,563
Oredo
APC – 18,365
PDP – 43,498
Esan West
APC – 7,189
PDP – 17,434
Akoko Edo
APC 22,963
PDP 20,101
Etsako East
APC :17,011
PDP: 10,668
Etsako Central
APC: 8,359
PDP:7, 478
Orhionmwon
APC: 10,458
PDP: 13,445
Ovia South West
APC: 10,636
PDP: 12,659