The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2020 Edo State Governorship Election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has conceded defeat and congratulated the opposition party candidate, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Godwin Obaseki.
He agreed that the Peoples Democratic Party won the election and he has since congratulated the opposition party.
Pastor Osagie said this in a tweet on Twitter immediately after the INEC announced the winner of the election.
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier today, Sunday 20th, September 2020 announced PDP’s candidate, Governor Godwin Obaseki, winner of the keenly contested election.
The INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, who announced the result of the election, said Obaseki polled 307,955 votes to defeat his closest rival, Ize-Iyamu, who got 223,619 votes.
See the figures below:
PDP: 307,955 votes
APC: 223,619 votes
Edo people has decided, We thank you all!
Congratulations to the Opposition party! They have won!
Election no be war.
It's time to work more harder for the next 4years.
Congratulations.#EdoDecides2020 #EdoDecides #EdoElection— Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu (@ize_osagie) September 20, 2020
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