Breaking: APC’s Okpebholo leads as INEC announces results from 16 LGAs

Breaking: APC’s Okpebholo leads as INEC announces results from 16 LGAs

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, is leading in the Edo State governorship election held on Saturday.

According to the results from 16 Local Government Areas announced by INEC on Sunday, Okpebholo secured 244,549 votes, while Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) garnered 195,954 votes. Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) received a total of 13,348 votes.

INEC has announced a 3-hour recess to await results from the final two LGAs.

So far, results from 16 LGAs have been presented at the commission’s headquarters in Benin City.

Collation is set to resume at 5 PM.

INEC has gone on recess to reconvene at 5pm... The results of the remaining two LGAs, Oredo and Ikpoba Okha will be declared once collation resumes and winner declared.

After 16/18 LGAs results:

APC: 244,549

PDP: 195,959

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