#EdoDecides: APC coasting to victory

By Jethro Ibileke

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, is costing to victory in the election.

He is closely followed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo.

Coming in distant third position is Olumide Akpata of Labour Party (LP).

The APC candidate has won nine of the 16 local government areas so far collated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with wide margin.

Senator Okpebholo has garnered a total of 244,549 votes from the 16 local government areas, while Asue Ighodalo garnered 195,954 votes, as Olumide Akpata managed to get 13,348 votes.

Two local government areas, Ikpoba-Okha and Oredo are yet to be collated.

Meanwhile, collation will resume later by 5 pm.

Below are the results collated so far:

 

1. Igueben LGA

 

 

Registered voters – 54,549

 

Accredited – 15,274

 

A – 1

 

AAC – 4

 

ADC – 49

 

ADP – 18

 

APC – 5,907

 

APGA – 10

 

1. Igueben LGA

 

Registered voters – 54,549

 

Accredited – 15,274

 

A – 1

 

AAC – 4

 

 

ADC – 49

 

ADP – 18

 

APC – 5,907

 

APGA – 10

 

APP – 2

 

BP – 3

 

LP – 494

 

NNPP – 5

 

NRM – 13

 

PDP – 8,470

 

PRP – 10

 

SDP – 1

 

YPP – 2

 

Valid votes – 14989

 

Rejected – 278

 

Total vote cast – 15,267

 

No cancellation

 

2. Esan West LGA

 

Registered voters – 113067

 

Accredited – 25702

 

AA – 2

 

AAC – 11

 

ADC – 87

 

ADP – 39

 

APC – 12,952

 

APGA – 23

 

APM – 12

 

BP – 4

 

LP – 342

 

NNPP – 8

 

NRM – 121

 

PDP – 11,004

 

PRP – 72

 

SDP – 2

 

YPP – 9

 

ZLP – 3

 

Valid votes – 24691

 

Rejected – 693

 

Total vote cast – 25384

 

No cancellation

 

3. Owan West LGA

 

Registered voters – 67076

 

Accredited – 24311

 

A – 4

 

AA – 1

 

ADC – 41

 

ADP – 47

 

APC – 12277

 

APGA – 12

 

BP – 1

 

LP – 201

 

NNPP – 2

 

NRM – 21

 

PDP – 11284

 

PRP – 8

 

YPP – 1

 

ZLP – 4

 

Valid votes – 23904

 

Rejected – 391

 

Total vote cast – 24295

 

No cancellation

 

4. Uhunmwonde LGA

 

Registered voters – 92169

 

Accredited – 20044

 

A – 4

 

AA – 4

 

AAC – 11

 

ADC – 125

 

ADP – 32

 

APC – 8776

 

APGA – 30

 

APM – 6

 

APP – 4

 

BP – 1

 

LP – 769

 

NNPP – 62

 

NRM – 24

 

PDP – 9339

 

PRP – 13

 

YPP – 10

 

ZLP – 13

 

Valid votes – 19223

 

Rejected – 553

 

Total vote cast – 19776

 

No cancellation

 

5. Ovia North East LGA

 

Registered voters – 177106

 

Accredited – 32441

 

A – 17

 

AA – 8

 

AAC – 24

 

ADC – 187

 

ADP – 90

 

APC – 13225

 

APGA – 48

 

APM – 13

 

APP – 9

 

BP – 12

 

LP – 1675

 

NNPP – 37

 

NRM – 40

 

PDP – 15311

 

PRP – 34

 

SDP – 4

 

YPP – 23

 

ZLP – 26

 

Valid votes – 30783

 

Rejected – 1312

 

Total vote cast – 32095

 

No cancellation

 

6. Esan South East LGA

 

Registered voters – 90240

 

Accredited – 23390

 

AA – 2

 

AAC – 21

 

ADC – 23

 

ADP – 7

 

APC – 8398

 

APGA – 18

 

BP – 1

 

LP – 98

 

NRM – 7

 

PDP – 14199

 

PRP – 3

 

YPP – 1

 

ZLP – 2

 

Valid votes – 22780

 

Rejected – 356

 

Total vote cast – 23136

 

No cancellation

 

7. Egor LGA

 

Registered voters – 242266

 

Accredited – 35463

 

A – 14

 

AA – 3

 

AAC – 18

 

ADC – 195

 

ADP – 70

 

APC – 16760

 

APGA – 48

 

APM – 8

 

APP – 13

 

BP – 28

 

LP – 1966

 

NNPP – 43

 

NRM – 95

 

PDP – 14658

 

PRP – 46

 

SDP – 3

 

YPP – 32

 

ZLP – 23

 

Valid votes – 34022

 

Rejected – 1018

 

Total vote cast – 35040

 

No cancellation

 

8. Akoko Edo LGA

 

Registered voters – 144379

 

Accredited – 54395

 

A – 13

 

AA – 16

 

AAC – 9

 

ADC – 75

 

ADP – 195

 

APC – 34847

 

APGA – 59

 

APM – 1

 

APP – 4

 

BP – 2

 

LP – 2239

 

NNPP – 15

 

NRM – 19

 

PDP – 15865

 

PRP – 8

 

SDP – 155

 

YPP – 16

 

ZLP – 9

 

Valid votes – 53547

 

Rejected – 331

 

Total vote cast – 53878

 

No cancellation

 

9. Esan Central LGA

 

Registered voters – 68338

 

Accredited – 20580

 

A – 2

 

AAC – 9

 

Promoted Content

 

 

 

Drink This To Clean Blood Vessels And Make Blood Pressure 120/80

Hypertolife

 

Cleanse Your Veins With This Recipe And Add 30 Years To Your Life

Hypertolife

 

The Best Homemade Recipe For Cleaning Blood Vessels

Hypertolife

 

Get Rid Of Prostatitis In 1 Night

Eroprostan

ADC – 81

 

ADP – 26

 

APC – 10990

 

APGA – 15

 

APM – 2

 

BP – 1

 

LP – 418

 

NNPP – 2

 

NRM – 16

 

PDP – 8618

 

PRP – 7

 

YPP – 6

 

ZLP – 4

 

Valid votes – 20198

 

Rejected – 361

 

Total vote cast – 20559

 

No cancellation

 

10. Esan North East LGA

 

Registered voters – 106280

 

Accredited – 24430

 

A – 2

 

AA – 2

 

AAC – 13

 

ADC – 100

 

ADP – 48

 

APC – 10648

 

APGA – 20

 

APM – 8

 

APP – 3

 

BP – 1

 

LP – 194

 

NNPP – 8

 

NRM – 40

 

PDP – 12522

 

PRP – 9

 

SDP – 1

 

YPP – 8

 

ZLP – 10

 

Valid votes – 23637

 

Rejected – 674

 

Total vote cast – 24311

 

No cancellation

 

11. Ovia South West LGA

 

Registered voters – 112091

 

Accredited – 23196

 

A – 15

 

AA – 4

 

AAC – 10

 

ADC – 138

 

ADP – 71

 

APC – 10150

 

APGA – 40

 

APM – 13

 

APP – 7

 

BP – 10

 

LP – 849

 

NNPP – 18

 

NRM – 36

 

PDP – 10260

 

PRP – 44

 

SDP – 3

 

YPP – 23

 

ZLP – 19

 

Valid votes – 21710

 

Rejected – 1086

 

Total vote cast – 22796

 

No cancellation

 

12. Orhionmwon LGA

 

Registered voters – 139260

 

Accredited – 33196

 

A – 8

 

AA – 1

 

AAC – 6

 

ADC – 139

 

ADP – 44

 

APC – 16059

 

APGA – 29

 

APM – 14

 

APP – 8

 

BP – 13

 

LP – 556

 

NNPP – 6

 

NRM – 35

 

PDP – 14614

 

PRP – 7

 

SDP – 3

 

YPP – 12

 

ZLP – 5

 

Valid votes – 31559

 

Rejected – 1091

 

Total vote cast – 32650

 

No cancellation

 

One PU in Ugboko RA – Area not accessible

 

Total registered voters – 219

 

PVCs collected – 188

 

13. Owan East LGA

 

Registered voters – 106252

 

Accredited – 34618

 

AAC – 4

 

ADC – 37

 

ADP – 34

 

APC – 19380

 

APGA – 25

 

APM – 2

 

APP – 3

 

BP – 2

 

LP – 446

 

NNPP – 4

 

NRM – 17

 

PDP – 14189

 

PRP – 7

 

YPP – 2

 

ZLP – 5

 

Valid votes – 34157

 

Rejected – 420

 

Total vote cast – 34577

 

No cancellation

 

14. Etsako East LGA

 

Registered voters – 102754

 

Accredited – 35084

 

A – 1

 

AA – 3

 

AAC – 2

 

ADC – 48

 

ADP – 36

 

APC – 20167

 

APGA – 38

 

BP – 6

 

LP – 604

 

NNPP – 326

 

NRM – 4

 

PDP – 9683

 

PRP – 2

 

SDP – 1

 

YPP – 3

 

ZLP – 2

 

Valid votes – 30926

 

Rejected – 435

 

Total vote cast – 31361

 

No cancellation

 

15. Etsako Central LGA

 

Registered voters – 59430

 

Accredited – 21465

 

AA – 1

 

AAC – 1

 

ADC – 20

 

ADP – 15

 

APC – 11906

 

APGA – 20

 

APM – 1

 

APP – 1

 

LP – 381

 

NNPP – 10

 

NRM – 13

 

PDP – 8455

 

PRP – 11

 

YPP – 1

 

ZLP – 15

 

Valid votes – 20851

 

Rejected – 294

 

Total vote cast – 21145

 

No cancellation

 

Incident:

 

Lack of access to a polling unit due to heavy rainfall:

 

Registered voters – 162

 

PVCs collected – 153

 

16. Etsako West LGA

 

Registered voters – 186449

 

Accredited – 54304

 

A – 15

 

AA – 6

 

AAC – 16

 

ADC – 175

 

ADP – 86

 

APC – 32107

 

APGA – 67

 

APM – 8

 

APP – 6

 

BP – 9

 

LP – 2116

 

NNPP – 32

 

NRM – 39

 

PDP – 17483

 

PRP – 16

 

SDP – 6

 

YPP – 9

 

ZLP – 30

 

Valid votes – 52226

 

Rejected – 1188

 

Total vote cast – 53414

 

No cancellation

 

 

 

APP – 2

 

BP – 3

 

LP – 494

 

NNPP – 5

 

NRM – 13

 

PDP – 8,470

 

PRP – 10

 

SDP – 1

 

YPP – 2

 

Valid votes – 14989

 

Rejected – 278

 

Total vote cast – 15,267

 

No cancellation

 

2. Esan West LGA

 

Registered voters – 113067

 

Accredited – 25702

 

AA – 2

 

AAC – 11

 

ADC – 87

 

ADP – 39

 

APC – 12,952

 

APGA – 23

 

APM – 12

 

BP – 4

 

LP – 342

 

NNPP – 8

 

NRM – 121

 

PDP – 11,004

 

PRP – 72

 

SDP – 2

 

YPP – 9

 

ZLP – 3

 

Valid votes – 24691

 

Rejected – 693

 

Total vote cast – 25384

 

No cancellation

 

3. Owan West LGA

 

Registered voters – 67076

 

Accredited – 24311

 

A – 4

 

AA – 1

 

ADC – 41

 

ADP – 47

 

APC – 12277

 

APGA – 12

 

BP – 1

 

LP – 201

 

NNPP – 2

 

NRM – 21

 

PDP – 11284

 

PRP – 8

 

YPP – 1

 

ZLP – 4

 

Valid votes – 23904

 

Rejected – 391

 

Total vote cast – 24295

 

No cancellation

 

4. Uhunmwonde LGA

 

Registered voters – 92169

 

Accredited – 20044

 

A – 4

 

AA – 4

 

AAC – 11

 

ADC – 125

 

ADP – 32

 

APC – 8776

 

APGA – 30

 

APM – 6

 

APP – 4

 

BP – 1

 

LP – 769

 

NNPP – 62

 

NRM – 24

 

PDP – 9339

 

PRP – 13

 

YPP – 10

 

ZLP – 13

 

Valid votes – 19223

 

Rejected – 553

 

Total vote cast – 19776

 

No cancellation

 

5. Ovia North East LGA

 

Registered voters – 177106

 

Accredited – 32441

 

A – 17

 

AA – 8

 

AAC – 24

 

ADC – 187

 

ADP – 90

 

APC – 13225

 

APGA – 48

 

APM – 13

 

APP – 9

 

BP – 12

 

LP – 1675

 

NNPP – 37

 

NRM – 40

 

PDP – 15311

 

PRP – 34

 

SDP – 4

 

YPP – 23

 

ZLP – 26

 

Valid votes – 30783

 

Rejected – 1312

 

Total vote cast – 32095

 

No cancellation

 

6. Esan South East LGA

 

Registered voters – 90240

 

Accredited – 23390

 

AA – 2

 

AAC – 21

 

ADC – 23

 

ADP – 7

 

APC – 8398

 

APGA – 18

 

BP – 1

 

LP – 98

 

NRM – 7

 

PDP – 14199

 

PRP – 3

 

YPP – 1

 

ZLP – 2

 

Valid votes – 22780

 

Rejected – 356

 

Total vote cast – 23136

 

No cancellation

 

7. Egor LGA

 

Registered voters – 242266

 

Accredited – 35463

 

A – 14

 

AA – 3

 

AAC – 18

 

ADC – 195

 

ADP – 70

 

APC – 16760

 

APGA – 48

 

APM – 8

 

APP – 13

 

BP – 28

 

LP – 1966

 

NNPP – 43

 

NRM – 95

 

PDP – 14658

 

PRP – 46

 

SDP – 3

 

YPP – 32

 

ZLP – 23

 

Valid votes – 34022

 

Rejected – 1018

 

Total vote cast – 35040

 

No cancellation

 

8. Akoko Edo LGA

 

Registered voters – 144379

 

Accredited – 54395

 

A – 13

 

AA – 16

 

AAC – 9

 

ADC – 75

 

ADP – 195

 

APC – 34847

 

APGA – 59

 

APM – 1

 

APP – 4

 

BP – 2

 

LP – 2239

 

NNPP – 15

 

NRM – 19

 

PDP – 15865

 

PRP – 8

 

SDP – 155

 

YPP – 16

 

ZLP – 9

 

Valid votes – 53547

 

Rejected – 331

 

Total vote cast – 53878

 

No cancellation

 

9. Esan Central LGA

 

Registered voters – 68338

 

Accredited – 20580

 

A – 2

 

AAC – 9

 

Promoted Content

 

 

 

Drink This To Clean Blood Vessels And Make Blood Pressure 120/80

Hypertolife

 

Cleanse Your Veins With This Recipe And Add 30 Years To Your Life

Hypertolife

 

The Best Homemade Recipe For Cleaning Blood Vessels

Hypertolife

 

Get Rid Of Prostatitis In 1 Night

Eroprostan

ADC – 81

 

ADP – 26

 

APC – 10990

 

APGA – 15

 

APM – 2

 

BP – 1

 

LP – 418

 

NNPP – 2

 

NRM – 16

 

PDP – 8618

 

PRP – 7

 

YPP – 6

 

ZLP – 4

 

Valid votes – 20198

 

Rejected – 361

 

Total vote cast – 20559

 

No cancellation

 

10. Esan North East LGA

 

Registered voters – 106280

 

Accredited – 24430

 

A – 2

 

AA – 2

 

AAC – 13

 

ADC – 100

 

ADP – 48

 

APC – 10648

 

APGA – 20

 

APM – 8

 

APP – 3

 

BP – 1

 

LP – 194

 

NNPP – 8

 

NRM – 40

 

PDP – 12522

 

PRP – 9

 

SDP – 1

 

YPP – 8

 

ZLP – 10

 

Valid votes – 23637

 

Rejected – 674

 

Total vote cast – 24311

 

No cancellation

 

11. Ovia South West LGA

 

Registered voters – 112091

 

Accredited – 23196

 

A – 15

 

AA – 4

 

AAC – 10

 

ADC – 138

 

ADP – 71

 

APC – 10150

 

APGA – 40

 

APM – 13

 

APP – 7

 

BP – 10

 

LP – 849

 

NNPP – 18

 

NRM – 36

 

PDP – 10260

 

PRP – 44

 

SDP – 3

 

YPP – 23

 

ZLP – 19

 

Valid votes – 21710

 

Rejected – 1086

 

Total vote cast – 22796

 

No cancellation

 

12. Orhionmwon LGA

 

Registered voters – 139260

 

Accredited – 33196

 

A – 8

 

AA – 1

 

AAC – 6

 

ADC – 139

 

ADP – 44

 

APC – 16059

 

APGA – 29

 

APM – 14

 

APP – 8

 

BP – 13

 

LP – 556

 

NNPP – 6

 

NRM – 35

 

PDP – 14614

 

PRP – 7

 

SDP – 3

 

YPP – 12

 

ZLP – 5

 

Valid votes – 31559

 

Rejected – 1091

 

Total vote cast – 32650

 

No cancellation

 

One PU in Ugboko RA – Area not accessible

 

Total registered voters – 219

 

PVCs collected – 188

 

13. Owan East LGA

 

Registered voters – 106252

 

Accredited – 34618

 

AAC – 4

 

ADC – 37

 

ADP – 34

 

APC – 19380

 

APGA – 25

 

APM – 2

 

APP – 3

 

BP – 2

 

LP – 446

 

NNPP – 4

 

NRM – 17

 

PDP – 14189

 

PRP – 7

 

YPP – 2

 

ZLP – 5

 

Valid votes – 34157

 

Rejected – 420

 

Total vote cast – 34577

 

No cancellation

 

14. Etsako East LGA

 

Registered voters – 102754

 

Accredited – 35084

 

A – 1

 

AA – 3

 

AAC – 2

 

ADC – 48

 

ADP – 36

 

APC – 20167

 

APGA – 38

 

BP – 6

 

LP – 604

 

NNPP – 326

 

NRM – 4

 

PDP – 9683

 

PRP – 2

 

SDP – 1

 

YPP – 3

 

ZLP – 2

 

Valid votes – 30926

 

Rejected – 435

 

Total vote cast – 31361

 

No cancellation

 

15. Etsako Central LGA

 

Registered voters – 59430

 

Accredited – 21465

 

AA – 1

 

AAC – 1

 

ADC – 20

 

ADP – 15

 

APC – 11906

 

APGA – 20

 

APM – 1

 

APP – 1

 

LP – 381

 

NNPP – 10

 

NRM – 13

 

PDP – 8455

 

PRP – 11

 

YPP – 1

 

ZLP – 15

 

Valid votes – 20851

 

Rejected – 294

 

Total vote cast – 21145

 

No cancellation

 

Incident:

 

Lack of access to a polling unit due to heavy rainfall:

 

Registered voters – 162

 

PVCs collected – 153

 

16. Etsako West LGA

 

Registered voters – 186449

 

Accredited – 54304

 

A – 15

 

AA – 6

 

AAC – 16

 

ADC – 175

 

ADP – 86

 

APC – 32107

 

APGA – 67

 

APM – 8

 

APP – 6

 

BP – 9

 

LP – 2116

 

NNPP – 32

 

NRM – 39

 

PDP – 17483

 

PRP – 16

 

SDP – 6

 

YPP – 9

 

ZLP – 30

 

Valid votes – 52226

 

Rejected – 1188

 

Total vote cast – 53414

 

No cancellation