Edo Decides: Obaseki Leading with 86,743 Votes (SEE FULL RESULT)
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Sep 20, 2020
Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party has recorded more votes from the results of the 13 Local Governments declared so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
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Although 17 political parties have fielded candidates for the election, it is a two-way race between All Progressives Congress and PDP.
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Incumbent Governor Obaseki of PDP ran against APC standard-bearer Osagie Ize-Iyamu.
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Obaseki was elected on APC's platform in 2016 but defected to the PDP after being denied the ticket owing to intra-party squabbles.
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The PDP scored 240,935 while APC had 154, 192 votes from the declared results in the 13 LGAs.
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Obaseki is leading Ize-Iyamu by a wide margin of over 80,000 votes.
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The election held in 18 Local Government Areas, 192 Wards, and 2,627 polling units.
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SEE DECLARED RESULTS
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1) Igwueme LGA
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PDP 7,870
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APC 5,199
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Total 13170
Total votes cast 13,382
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Election materials snatched in Ward 8, Unit 2
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2) Esan North-East
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APC 6,556
PDP 13579
Valid votes 20,369
Total votes cast 20,730
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3) Esan Central
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APC 6,719
PDP 10,794
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4) Ipobo Okha
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APC 18,218
PDP 41,030
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5) Owombe
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APC 5,972
PDP 10,022
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6) Egor LGA
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APC 10,202
PDP 27,621
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7) Owan East
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APC 19,295
PDP 14,762
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8) Owan West
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APC 11,193
PDP 11,485
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9) Esan South-East
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APC 9,237
PDP 10,565
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10) Ovia North East
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APC 9,907
PDP 16,987
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11) Esako West LGA
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APC 26,140
PDP 17,959
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12) Oredo LGA
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APC 18,365
PDP 43,498
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13) Esan West
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APC 7,189
PDP 17,434
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— Thompson Nsisongabasi