The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the incumbent Governor of Edo State and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr Godwin Obaseki as winner of the State governorship election.
Obaseki defeated the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu , to win a second term as governor of Edo State.
Governor Obaseki was returned elected after polling the highest number of votes in the keenly-contested poll conducted on Saturday 19th of September 2020.
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The INEC Returning Officer for the poll declared the governor as the winner on Sunday at the office of the electoral umpire in Benin City, which doubled as the final collation centre.
The governor secured 307,955 of the total votes, 84,336 more votes than his closest rival Ize-Iyamu, who got 223, 619 votes.
Figures:
PDP: 307,955 votes
APC: 223, 619 votes
Total votes cast: 84,336
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