Emerging results from the Edo State gubernatorial election that held yesterday Saturday, September 19, have confirmed Governor Godwin Obaseki is leading.
Obaseki, the incumbent governor of the state is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election, while his closest contender is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.
Results from the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday morning confirmed an early lead Obaseki.
The results of 13 local governments have already been announced by the electoral commission with Obaseki clinching 11, with five others yet to be released.
A quick summation of the votes awarded to Obaseki in 13 local governments stood at 243,604, while Ize-Iyamu’s was 154,192.
This is an advancement in an earlier report which stateed that Obaseki had a 50,000 vote lead.
Below are the results declared at local government collation centres which gives Obaseki the initial 50, 000 vote lead:
Igueben
PDP: 7,870
APC: 5,199
Esan central
PDP: 10,964
APC: 6,719
Esan north-east
PDP: 13,579
APC: 6,559
Esan south-east
PDP: 10,565
APC: 9,237
Ikpoba Okha
PDP: 41,030
APC: 18,218
Owan east
PDP: 14,762
APC: 19,295
Etsako west
PDP 17,959
APC 26,140
Egor
PDP: 27, 621
APC: 10, 202
Esan West
PDP – 17,433
APC – 7,189
Uhunmwonde
PDP: 10,022
APC: 5,972
Etsako east
PDP: 10,668
APC: 17,011
TOTAL
PDP: 182,473
APC: 131,741
Margin: 50,732
Results are being expected from collation centres across seven local government areas.
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