Benin City, Edo state – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday night, September 22, 2024, declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Edo state governorship election.
Senator Monday Okpebholo was announced as the governor-elect of Edo state’s poll held across 18 local government areas (LGAs).
Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes to defeat his main rival, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who secured 247,274 votes.
The APC won in 11 LGAs while the PDP scooped seven.
Despite losing, the PDP triumphed in two out of the three senatorial districts in Edo state.
TimesNow.com.ng highlights how the results panned out by senatorial district.
Check out the figures below:
Edo North (6 LGAs)
APC – 130, 684
PDP – 76,959
LP – 5,987
Edo Central (5 LGAs)
PDP – 54,813
APC – 48,895
LP – 1,546
Edo South (7 LGAs)
PDP – 115,502
APC – 112,088
LP – 15,230
