All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, is leading in the Edo State governorship election, having secured victories in 10 out of 16 Local Government Areas (LGAs) announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as of Sunday.
According to the results, APC is ahead with 244,549 votes, followed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with 195,954 votes, and Labour Party (LP) with 13,348 votes. INEC has temporarily halted the collation process, set to resume at 5:00 p.m.
Key results include:
Etsako West LGA: APC 32,107, PDP 17,483, LP 2,116
Etsako Central LGA: APC 11,906, PDP 8,455, LP 381
Etsako East LGA: APC 20,167, PDP 9,683, LP 604
Egor LGA: APC 16,760, PDP 14,658, LP 1,966
Ovia North-East LGA: APC 13,225, PDP 15,311, LP 1,675
Uhunmwonde LGA: APC 8,776, PDP 9,339, LP 769
INEC will continue announcing the remaining results once the collation process resumes.
