It’s Official, Obaseki Re-Elected Edo State Governor

Mr Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defeated Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu, to win a second term as governor of Edo State.

Governor Obaseki was returned elected after polling the highest number of votes in the keenly-contested poll conducted on Saturday.

Professor Akpofure Rem-Rukeh the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun and Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the governor as the winner on Sunday at the office of the electoral umpire in Benin City, which doubled as the final collation centre.

The governor secured 307,955 of the total votes, 84,336 more votes than his closest rival Ize-Iyamu, who got 223, 619 votes.

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