Edo Guber: Anxiety in PDP, APC Camps over Election Results
POLITICS DIGEST – The results from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Viewing Portal (iRev) indicated the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Edo Olumide Akpata is out of the race.
Akpata lost his polling unit to his People’s Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Asue Iguodala.
According to results declared at his Polling Unit 11, Ward 6, Oredo Local Government Area, Ighodalo polled 41 votes while Akpata trailed with 32 votes.
Checks on the website also revealed that over 89.93 per cent of the results have been uploaded, covering 3,895 results out of 4,519 polling units.
From the results, the APC is leading in Edo, its stronghold in Edo North while the PDP is leading in Edo South.
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In Etsako West local government Area, Igbira Camp Booth, APC had 90 votes, LP 13 and PDP 85 while in Owan West, Ifidon by Bright in Sobe, APC, 90, LP 13 and PDP75. For Uhunmwonde Uvbenisi-Uvbenisi primary school, APC scored 83, LP 06 and PDP 47.
In Egor local government area, Paramount Nursery and Primary School Uselu II – IV, APC had 17, PDP 22.
In Oredo local government area, New Benin, Unit 27, New Benin III/Payne primary school, APC scored 36 votes, LP 5 and PDP 56.
In Ikpoba-Okha Ward 7 Unit 17, which is the voting place of the Deputy Governorship candidate of the PDP, Osarodion Ogie Esq. PDP scored 216 while the APC scored 29.
Meanwhile, Senator Monday Okpehbolo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Monday Okpebholo, won his polling unit 001, Uwessan 1, Esan Central Local Government Area of the state with 102 votes.
He defeated his opponents Asue Ighodalo, candidate of the PDP; Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party, including 14 other candidates, to garnered 102 votes.
Okpebholo had said the ruling PDP would not get any vote in his polling unit while declaring that he has nothing to fear because his people love him.
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