The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Monday Okpebholo has been declared winner in the just concluded 2024 Edo State election.
The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, who is also the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, made the announcement at the Collation Centre in Benin City , the State Capital.
According to INEC, the results are from the 18 Local Government Areas of the state
See the Results Below:
APC: 291,667
PDP :247,274
LP :22,763
Okpebholo, maintained lead in the results declared and was closely followed by Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Labour Party was behind PDP clutching the third position.
Meanwhile, as collation of results was ongoing, PDP supporters stormed INEC headquarters in Benin City to protest against the results.
The crowd, many of whom were with PDP flags and branches of leaves were seen singing and marching towards the INEC headquarters.
17 parties participated in the election with the aim of taking over the reins of leadership from incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki whose tenure ends in November.
Meanwhile, the election was closely contested by intense rivalry among three top contenders: Asue Ighodalo of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP
