The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally announced the long-awaited election results from Ikpoba Okha local government area in the election conducted in Edo State on Saturday.
NaijaOnPoint.com.ng (NOP) reports the Collation Officer for Ikpoba Okha local government area, Philip Ayuba announced the results for the LGA at the State Collation Centre in Benin City.
According to Ayuba, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won the LGA with 26382 votes. The All Progressives Congress (APC) polled a total of 16338 votes in the LGA while the Labour Party polled 4026 votes.
The final results collated for the 2024 governorship election in Edo State show that the APC candidate, Monday Okpebholo polled a total of 291,667 votes, the PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo polled 247,274 votes and the Labour Party candidate, Olumide Akpata polled 22,763 votes.
From the collated results, while Okpebholo 11 LGAs, Ighodalo won 7 LGAs and Akpata could not claim any LGA.
NOP reports, however, that the winner of the 2024 governorship election in Edo State is yet to be declared officially by the INEC Returning Officer in charge of the election, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta.
Details shortly…