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INEC issues certificate of return to Edo State Governor-Elect Monday Okpebholo
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially presented the certificate of return to Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the winner of the Edo State Governorship election.
The ceremony took place at INEC headquarters in Abuja on Thursday.
Okpebholo was declared the victor of the election held on Saturday, September 21, after securing 291,667 votes, defeating his closest rival, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 247,274 votes. Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) finished third with 22,763 votes, while fourteen other candidates received fewer votes than the leading trio.
The APC candidate achieved significant success, winning over ten of the 18 local government areas, while the PDP managed marginal victories in the remaining councils.
Notably, the APC also gained control in two of the three key senatorial districts within the state.
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