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Obaseki floors Ize-Iyamu to win Edo guber poll

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By Steve Oko

The incumbent Gov. Godwin Obaseki of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has defeated his major challenger, Pastor Osagie Ize -Iyamu of the All Progressive Congress, APC, to win the Edo State governorship election held Saturday, September 19, 2020.

Obaseki polled a total of 307,955 votes while the APC candidate scored 223,619 votes to come second.

The PDP candidate coasted to victory with a clear margin of 84,336 vote.

According to the results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC , PDP won in 13 of the 18 local governments in the state ,while APC won only in five LGAs.

Below is the details of how both men fared at each LGA in the keenly contested and tension -soaked poll.

AKOKO EDO

APC – 22,963

PDP – 20,101

EGOR

APC- 10,202

PDP – 27,621

ESAN CENTRAL

APC – 6,719

PDP – 10,794

ESAN NORTH EAST

APC – 6,556

PDP – 13,579

ESAN SOUTH EAST

APC – 9,237

PDP – 10,563

ESAN WEST

APC – 7,189

PDP – 17,434

ETSAKO CENTRAL

APC – 8,359

PDP – 7,478

ETSAKO EAST

APC – 17,011

PDP – 10,668

ETSAKO WEST

APC – 26,140

PDP – 17,959

IGUEBEN

APC – 5,199

PDP – 7,870

IKPOBA OKHA

APC – 18,218

PDP – 41,030

OREDO

APC – 18,365

PDP – 43,498

ORHIONMWON

APC – 10,458

PDP – 13,445

OVIA NORTH EAST

APC – 9,907

PDP – 16,987

OVIA SOUTH WEST

APC – 10,636

PDP – 12,659

OWAN EAST

APC – 19,295

PDP – 14,762

OWAN WEST

APC – 11,193

PDP – 11,485

UHUNMWODE

APC – 5,972

PDP – 10,022

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