A huge jubilation and celebration has started in Edo state after the Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared the incumbent Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
This development followed after the result was announced by the Returning Officer for the election, Prof Akpofure Rim-Ruke, who announced the result on Sunday, The Punch reports.
On the result, Rim-Ruke, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, said Obaseki polled 307,955 votes to beat his closest rival, Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress, who scored 223,619 votes.
He also disclosed that, Obaseki, who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, met all the criteria needed for him to be returned as governor.
The atmosphere of the Edo State changed as celebration continued various parts of the State, despite the fact that the APC dismissed the victory, alleging that the election was marked by falsification of results.
Before the election was held, Obaseki had in June defected to the PDP following his failure to clinch the APC governorship ticket, which was won by Ize-Iyamu, who defected to the later a few months before its governorship primary.
