Edo Election: INEC Official Results

Although voting ended on Wednesday afternoon in all the 18 local governments of Edo State, delay in the collation process meant ‎no result was officially announced by the electoral commission, INEC.

PREMIUM TIMES’ Ben Ezeamalu and Oluwole Josiah continue their live report of the elections by bringing you the official results as announced by INEC from its secretariat in Benin.

The result is expected to be a two-horse race between the candidate of the ruling All Pro‎gressives Congress, APC, Godwin Obaseki, and Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Results:

8.39: Obaseki’s running mate creates scene at INEC, protests cancellation of results in some units

Phillip Shaibu, the running mate of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Godwin Obaseki, is now at the INEC office to protest the cancellation of results of some units in his ward in Jattu, Etsakor West Local Government Area.

The deputy governorship candidate who arrived the INEC office at about 8 a.m. was barred from entering into the office with the collation officer for Etsakor West.

He was told he could not enter nor be anywhere around the vicinity of INEC office. Only his agent could have access, he was told.

But Mr. Shaibu insisted he had a complaint to make against the collation officer whom he said had no right to cancel the units.

The argument degenerated into pushing as he forced his way through the security blockade.

He, however, managed to pull through into the hall.

We were not able to ascertain whether he was attended to as online reporters were not allowed into the collation room.

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9.26: Three polling units cancelled.

450 votes cancelled due to snatched boxes and destruction of electoral material.

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9.27: LGA: Owan West

Number of registered voters: 54,406

Number of accredited voters: 24,487

APC: 12,862

PDP: 10,132

Total votes cast: 23,290

Rejected votes: 1,002

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9.27: LGA: Egor

Number of registered voters: 184,296

Number of accredited voters: 49,802

APC: 26,177

PDP: 19,514

Total valid votes cast: 46,728

Rejected votes: 2,811

One polling unit cancelled because of failure to use the card reader.

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9.35: LGA: Esan North East

Number of registered voters: 74,293

Number of accredited voters: 27,121

APC: 9,130

PDP: 16,220

Total valid votes: 25,747

Rejected votes: 1,197

Three cancellations due to number of votes cast exceeding number of accredited voters.

9.55: Igueben

Number of registered voters: 42,655

Number of accredited voters: 16,482

APC: 7,802

PDP: 7,560

Total valid votes: 15,506

Rejected votes: 580

Two polling units cancelled.

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9.56: LGA: Uhunmwode

Number of registered voters: 62,987

Number of accredited voters: 21,927

APC: 10,911

PDP: 8,667

Total valid votes: 19,971

Rejected votes: 1,759

There was cancellation of results in three polling units due to violence and discrepancy between the number of accredited voters and total votes cast.

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10.09: LGA: Esan South East

Number of registered voters: 66,695

Number of accredited voters: 22,522

APC: 9,554

PDP: 11,466

Total valid votes: 21,250

Rejected votes: 806

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10.21: LGA: Oredo

Number of registered voters: 273,614

Number of accredited voters: 74,076

APC: 37,612

PDP: 30,492

Total valid votes: 69,401

Rejected votes: 4,311

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10.51: LGA: Orhionmwon

Number of registered voters: 102,921

Number of accredited voters: 34,270

APC: 15,262

PDP: 16,446

Total valid votes: 32,213

Rejected votes: 1,788

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10.56: LGA: Esan West

Number of registered voters: 87,867

Number of accredited voters: 31,866

APC: 13,114

PDP: 16,311

Total valid votes: 29,963

Rejected votes: 1,563

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11.02: The INEC officials have gone on a little recess, temporarily halting the announcement of results.

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11.08: Nine local government results have been announced so far. APC wins 5, PDP wins 4.

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PDP supporters besiege INEC office, protest results released so far

Supporters of the opposition People’s Democratic Party are already spoiling for violence as INEC releases results of nine of the 18 local government areas.

They have besieged the secretariat of the INEC at Ikpoba Hill in large numbers blocking the road.

11.49: Police teargas protesting PDP supporters who accused Edo Governor of rigging the results of yesterday’s election.

The protesters were demanding the cancellation of the results announced so far.

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INEC continues with announcement of results.

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12.20: Owan East:

Total votes cast: 36,122

APC: 21, 233
PDP: 12,889

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12.24: Ovia North East:

APC: 17,561

PDP: 13,141

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12.27: Esan Central

Valid votes: 20,211

Rejected votes: 1153

Total votes cast: 21,364

APC: 9781

PDP: 10,180

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12.30: Etsako Central LGA

Registered voters: 43,049

Accredited voters, 20,145

Valid votes: 19,358

Rejected votes: 549

Votes cast:19,907

APC: 10,373

PDP: 8,827

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A KOWA party agent at the INEC venue where results are being announced called for the total cancellation of the election.

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12.43: Etsako East LGA

Registered voters: 66,277

Accredited voters: 33,032

Valid votes: 30,858

Rejected votes: 1,056

Total votes cast: 31,914

APC: 18,078

PDP: 12,552

Five polling units cancelled.

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12.46: PDP calls for recount of votes in Etsako East. Says own tally from agents differs from INEC votes. The agent for Action Alliance also called for recount.

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12.58: Etsako West LGA

Registered voters: 136,664

Accredited voters: 45,620

Valid votes: 40,611

Rejected votes: 2,127

Total votes cast:42,738

APC: 29,199

PDP: 10,843

13.01: INEC official in Etsako West denies manipulating the results, says a party’s candidate (not named) brought heavily armed men to attack them. He said police officers save him and other INEC officials.

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13.15: Ikpoba Okha local government

Registered voters: 260,965

Accredited voters: 65,348

Valid votes: 61,055

Rejected: 3,826

Total votes cast: 64,881

APC: 33,469

PDP: 26,096

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13.27: LGA: Akoko Edo

Number of registered voters: 110,118

Number of accredited voters: 39,945

Total valid votes: 37,946

Rejected votes: 1,684

APC: 24,545

PDP: 13,027

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APC set to win Edo governorship election

With results from only one local government being awaited, the ruling All Progressives Congress has taken an unassailable lead in the Edo governorship elections.

The result of Ovia South West is yet to be announced as INEC personnel await the return of officials who supervised elections in the council.

From the results of 17 local governments announced so far, the APC has 306,663 votes while the PDP has 244,363 votes.

Already, the PDP has rejected the results. The party’s chairman, Dan Orbi, alleged that the results were fabricated and predetermined.

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PDP rejects Edo governorship election result

The Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State has rejected the results of Wednesday’s elections held in the state.

The results from 17 local governments so far show the ruling APC has an unassailable lead of 306,663 votes to the PDP’s 244,363 votes.

Only one local government is yet to be announced.

The News Agency of Nigeria quotes the Edo PDP State chairman, Dan Orbi, as alleging that the results were pre-determined and fabricated.

The party rejected the results at a press conference addressed by Mr. Orbih, on Thursday in Benin, NAN reports.

The press conference was also attended the party’s governorship candidate in the election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

The party and its candidate said they rejected the results because they were “fabricated and a pre-determined” by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Edo Government.

Mr. Orbih said the results as they were being announced by the INEC, were at a complete variance with what the party got from it agents and independent observers.

He said the two-week extension of the poll by the electoral body was to allow for more time to perfect the manipulation of the process.

“You will recall that our state Publicity Secretary had briefed the press less than 48 hours to the elections on what is playing out now.

“If you go by the results that were announced at the polling units and wards across the state, it shows that PDP would have won by over 30,000 votes.

“What INEC is announcing is clearly different from what we got from our agents and independent observers in the 192 wards and over 2,000 units across the state.

“We are rejecting these results as they were being announced by INEC and we are coming out early enough to make this known,” he said.

The chairman said the cancellation of some results on the basis of failed card reader was part of a deliberate plan to also manipulate the poll.

He alleged that the areas were results were canceled were stronghold of the PDP.

“I wonder what the Incident Form is for. Voters should not be made to suffer unduly for the inefficiency of card readers,” he said.

On his part, the governorship candidate said he aligned himself with the position of the party.

“The results are not a true reflection of what happened in the field. The INEC only played a script written by the Government of Edo,” he said.

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13.56: INEC has gone on a one hour recess. The result of the last council, Ovia South West, will be announced after the recess.

The APC candidate, Godwin Obaseki, is expected to be declared winner after the last council result is announced.

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15:25: LGA: Ovia South West

Number of registered voters: 79.964
Number of accredited voters: 24,061

APC: 12,820
PDP: 8,810

Total valid votes: 22,177
Rejected votes: 1,665

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Total final result

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Registered voters: 1,900,223
Accredited voters: 622,039
AA = 155
ACP= 1,350
ACPN = 3,184
APC= 319,483
APGA = 876
CPC = 276
IP = 99
KOWA = 75
LP = 182
MPPP = 125
NCP = 294
NNPP = 118
PDC = 1,289
PDP = 253,173
PPA = 855
PPM = 112
SDP = 72
UPP = 431
YDP = 200

Valid votes: 582,2999

Rejected votes: 30,945

Total votes cast = 613,244

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BREAKING: It’s official: APC’s Obaseki wins Edo Governorship Election

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Godwin Obaseki, has been declared winner of the Edo State governorship election.

The APC candidate won majority of the votes cast, getting a total of 319,483 votes, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announced.

Mr. Obaseki’s closest challenger, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, got 253,173 votes.

Mr. Obaseki also won majority votes in 13 of the 18 local governments in the state, losing the remaining five to the PDP candidate.

The INEC chief returning officer in the state, Professor Kayode Soremekun, who announced the final results, declared Mr. Obaseki the governor-elect of the South-South state.

However, the PDP in the state has rejected the results describing it as adulterated.

“If you go by the results that were announced at the polling units and wards across the state, it shows the PDP would have won by over 30,000 votes,” said Dan Orbih, the party’s state chairman in a press conference.

“What INEC is announcing is clearly different from what we got from our agents and independent observers in the 192 wards and over 2,000 units across the state.”

The PDP agent at the collation centre also refused to sign the final result sheet.

“I cannot endorse it,” he told the INEC officials present. “You said I should get ready for court instead of looking at it here and now. I cannot be a party to that,” he said.

The agent of the Young Democratic Party also refused to sign the final result sheet.

“I have the mandate of the Young Democratic Party not to append my signature on this result sheet,” he said.

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