BREAKING: Oshiomhole sweeps PU for Okpebholo; Ighodalo wins own polling unit

Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District in the National Assembly (NASS), Senator Adams Oshiomhole has won his polling unit (PU) for candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday Okpebholo.

NaijaOnPoint.com.ng (NOP) reports APC won at Iyamho, Ward 10, Unit 01 in Estako West local government area of the State by a wide margin where the former Edo Governor voted. While the APC claimed a total of 403 votes at the polling unit, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) managed to poll one vote.

It was gathered that Labour Party candidate in the governorship election, Olumide Akpata recorded no vote at the polling unit.

Similarly, the PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo, won his own polling unit with 200 votes. Ighodalo voted at Okaegben ward one, unit 3, Ewohimi in Esan South-East local government area. While the APC got 45 votes at the polling unit, Akpata again recorded no vote at the polling unit.

NOP reports election officially ended at Okaegben ward one, unit 3, Ewohimi, the polling unit of Ighodalo at about 4:50 pm. Voting started late at at the polling unit at about 10:45 a.m, following late arrival of INEC Officials and election materials.

INEC officials and election materials arrived late at Okaegben ward one, polling 3 at 10:30 a.m. and voting time had to be extended by INEC to make up for the delay.

The INEC officials, thereafter, began cancellation of unused ballot papers, while sorting and counting of the ballots  commenced in the presence of party agents and voters who stayed behind to defend their votes.

The Edo governorship election in Ewohimi recorded large turnout of eligible Voters, particularly among the senior citizens of the community.

Edo election: Oshiomhole absolves APC of vote-buying allegation

Meanwhile, Oshiomhole has absolved the APC of vote-buying allegations. The former Edo State Governor said it was laughable for the opposition to make false allegations against the APC.

Oshiomhole said: “It is laughable when I hear this kind of allegation. Did you see anywhere they are sharing money? People turned out in large numbers to vote for us because they wanted good government.

“During our campaign, people came out to see me not because I wanted to give them something but because of what I have done for them while I was in the office as the governor.

“All structures that I have put in place 12, 13 years ago are still there but the ones put up by the present administration, in one year, they are washed off.

“So our people have seen the difference. Some people do tell me that since I left the government, they haven’t seen the real presence of government in their communities”.