A video showing the moment the king of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, was reportedly dancing in celebration of the victory of Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded Edo governorship election has surfaced on social media.
On Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Okpebholo, as the winner of the election.
The election was held in 18 local government areas making up the district.
According to the results declared by the electoral body, Okpebholo won the election by 291,667 votes, defeating his closest rival, Asue Ighodalo, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who polled a total of 247,274 votes.
NaijaOnPoint.com.ng (NOP) reports candidate of the Labour Party in the 2024 governorship election conducted in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, came a distant third in the election, polling a total of 22,763 votes.
In celebration of APC’s victory, the Oba in a video which has been trending on social media, is captured dancing as the crowd cheered him on.
Watch video below:
@chiefoyibo #Oba of #Benin reportedly celebrates #APC victory in #Edo governorship election #EdoDecides2024 ♬ original sound – Oyibo