The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, has been declared winner by the Returning Officer, the Vice-chancellor of the Federal University Of Technology, Minna, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta.
Okpebholo declared winner of the Saturday governorship election in Edo State.
Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes to defeat his arch rival, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who secured 247,274 votes. The Labour Party candidate, Olumide Akpata, came distant third with 22,763 votes.
The APC won in 11 local government areas while the PDP won seven.
The APC won the six local governments in Edo North Senatorial District and two out of the five local government in Edo Central Senatorial district.
In the seven local governments in Edo South senatorial district, it won three local governments.
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