APC Candidate, Godwin Obaseki, Polled 319, 483 Votes To Emerge Winner Of Edo State Governorship Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has formally pronounced Godwin Obaseki, the applicant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), champ of the September 28th, 2016 governorship decision in Edo state.
Mr. Obaseki was announced the champ at precisely 4: 09 pm Nigerian time on Thursday in Benin City, finishing an unpleasant examination practice that began around 9 am in the midst of substantial security and sporadic dissent INEC's head office in Benin City.
SaharaReporters journalists in observing the decision exercise in Edo State reported that the challenge was exceedingly challenged between the Governorship Candidate of the APC, Godwin Obaseki and PDP Candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, a minister.
The declaration came in the midst of wild challenges and calls by the PDP for the cancelation of the Edo state governorship race comes about inside and out.
There was a gigantic turnout of voters on Wednesday amid the governorship decision.
Bad habit Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Kayode Soremekun, who served as the Returning Officer for the Edo State Governorship Election reported the last results on Thursday
Prof.. Soremekun proclaimed Obaseki champ having scored 319,483 votes to annihilation his nearest match Mr. Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the PDP who surveyed 253, 173 votes.
SaharaReporters team in the state reported that the distinction in all out votes won between the two noteworthy hopefuls as 66,310
Wednesday governorship race held in 2627 surveying units in the 18 Local Governments Areas of Edo state.
As per the last count, the aggregate number of enlisted voters in Edo State was 1,900, 233 while 622,039 voters were licensed for the governorship race.
Complete legitimate votes cast in the challenge was 613, 244.
"That God Godwin Obaseki of the APC, having fulfilled the necessity of the law and scored the most astounding number of votes, is therefore announced the champ and returned chose," he expressed before wrapping up the activity in the midst of tight security.
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