Edo election: Unofficial results

Nineteen candidates are vying for governorship ticket, but many believe it is a two horse race between Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the Peoples Democratic Party. Edo state has a total of 1,925,105 registered voters; 192 Registration Areas (RAs); 2,627 Polling Units (PUs); and 4,011 Voting Points (VPs). A total of 25,000 police officers were deployed across the state to ensure peace and security during the polls, while 44 observer groups were accredited by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as election monitors. In most polling unit, NAIJ.com’s reporters and photo journalist observed the election were peaceful and INEC officials were seen setting up ballot boxes at various centres in Benin city as early as 7:45 am. The election has been concluded in most part of the state and unofficial results have started trickling in. National chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun lost his polling unit in today’s governorship election in his home state of Edo, even as early results favour his party’s candidate Godwin Obaseki. While his party, APC polled 69 votes in his Oredo Unit 2, ward 2, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party got 78 votes. The PDP candidate, Osagie Ize-Iyamu also won his polling unit in Ward five of Orhiomwon local council, winning 369 votes, to APC’s one vote.

Earlier reports suggest that after collation of 727 Polling Units out of 2,672 Units in Edo state, APC has a total of 69,196votes while PDP has 75,088votes; with over 13000 rendered invalid. Disclaimer: Please note that the results below are unofficial as only INEC has the right to collate and announce the results of the election. Source at INEC say the first collated official guber election results for the Edo is likely to be ready in 5 hours

The PDP takes APC by surprise in 13 LGAs, after 950 Polling Units. PDP 109,783 APC 73,890

Obazuwa – APC 80, PDP 47 

Odighi Unit 11 – APC 107, PDP 11 

Unit 12 Odighi – APC 151, PDP 24 

Okuen – APC 28, PDP 9 

Odigueten – APC 137, PDP 60

Egor Ward 1: Unit 1 APC 129 PDP 86

 Unit 2 APC 139 PDP 53

 Unit 3 APC 119 PDP 82 

Unit 4 APC 176 PDP 102

  Unit 5 APC 121 PDP 85

 Unit 7 APC 143 PDP 72 

Unit 8 APC 87 PDP 109 

Unit 9 APC 207 PDP 97

 Unit 10 APC 128 PDP 126 

Unit 11 APC 126 PDP 79. 

Unit 12 APC 65 PDP 99.

 Unit 13 APC 192 PDP 113 Ekosodin,

 Ovia NE, Unit 13 APC 67 PDP 144 

Esan south East Unti 10 ward 10 APC 72 PDP 275 

Owan West LGA Ward 11 results for all 19 Polling Units APC 1461 PDP 989

 AKOKO-EDO WARD 9 UNIT 1: APC 653 PDP 106

 UNIT 2: APC 416, PDP 148

 Esan North East Ward 10 unit 5 APC 204 PDP 193

 Esan North East Ward 10 unit 7 APC 92 PDP 69

 Etsako West LGA Ward 5 Unit 6 APC 238 PDP 94 

Owan East Ward 11 Unit 2 APC 244 PDP 39

 Owan East Ward 11 unit 3 APC 179, PDP 68.

 Owan East Ward 11 unit 4 APC 217, PDP 59

 Owan East Ward 11 unit 5 APC 248 PDP 32 

Owan East Ward 11 Unit 5 APC 248 PDP 32

 Owan East Ward 11 unit 10, APC 79 PDP 30

 Owan East Ward 11 unit 8 APC 186 PDP 65

 Owan East Ward 11 unit 9 APC 137 PDP 52

 Owan East Ward 11 unit 12 APC 158 PDP 48

 Owan East Ward 11 unit 13 APC 217 PDP 10

 Etsako Central ward 1, Units: 1: APC 161, PDP 151 

2: APC 130, PDP 98 

3: APC 122, PDP 123

 Akoko Edo, Ward 5, Unit 5: APC 58 PDP 46 

Oredo LG so far: Results Collation: APC 2175 PDP 1950

 Owan East Ward 11 unit 6 APC 187 PDP 38 

Owan East Ward 11 unit 4 APC 217 PDP 59 

Owan East Ward 11 unit 1 APC 186 PDP 34 

Ward 8, Efandion, Uromi PDP 1,728 APC 785 

Etsako West, Ward 11, Unit 2 APC 147 PDP 23 

Etsako Central Ward 1, Unit 7 APC 41 PDP 60

 Esan Central, Ward 3 Unit 7: APC 65 PDP 74 

Esan North East Ward 7, Unit 13 PDP 239 APC 103 

Oredo Ward 1, Unit 18 APC 208 PDP 168 

Orhionwon Ward 12 unit 9 APC 102 PDP 54 

Orhionwmon Ward 11, Unit 3 APC 113 PDP 192 

Ovia North East LGA, Ward 1, Unit 2 PDP 289 APC 224 

Orhionwon Ward 12 Unit 10 APC 26 PDP 57

 Oredo Ward 4 Unit 19 APC 160 PDP 77 

Esan North East Ward 11, Unit 1 APC – 93 PDP – 128 

Etsako East Ward 8 unit 8: APC 163 PDP 210  

 Ikpoba okha Ward 7 unit 34 Apc 159 PDP 81

 Etsako West, Ward 10 Unit 1 PDP: 2 votes APC: 752 votes

 Ikpoba Okha Ward 9 Unit 25 APC 50 PDP 50 After collation of 520 polling units. APC – 53238 PDP – 55112 Invalid – 7391 

 After 450 Polling Units, APC leads with over 3,000 votes: APC 51,793 PDP 48,029 Uhunmwode 

Ward 8, Unit 1 APC – 211 PDP – 75 

PDP edge out APC in Fugar, Etsakor Central local government area. 

Ward 2 Unit 4 APC 214 PDP 308 With 404 polling units in so far: 

APC- 45, 095 PDP- 41,712 With 387 polling units in so far: APC- 42,176 PDP – 39,606 Invalid – 6,291 

Owan East Eke Primary School 007/011 PDP – 120 APC – 107 Invalid – 229 

Ward 5 Unit 1 APC 77 PDP 129 APC edge out PDP in Ordo Ward 11, Unit 17 APC 103 PDP 81 Ward 11, 

Unit 19 APC 98 PDP 95 Ward 11, 

unit 20, APC 110 PDP 73 Ward 11, 

unit 21 APC 103 PDP 81 Etsako West,

 (AUCHI) Ward 2, Unit 1 PDP 94 APC 176 ACPN 5 Estako West, 

ward 11, UNIT 11 APC 239 PDP 54 Invalid 470 Esan West, 

UNIT 11 APC 69 PDP 158 Invalid 21 Ikpoba Okha Ward 2,

 Unit 12 APC – 92 PDP – 85 

Akoko Edo ward 5 unit 3 ,APC 177, PDP 75 

Oredo Ward 1 unit 6 APC 150 PDP 96 

Ovia North East LGA, Ward 6, Unit 6. APC 231 PDP 151 

Oredo Ward 2, Unit 1 (Oyegun’s unit) APC – 69 votes, PDP – 78 votes. Orhionmwon Ward 1, Unit 12: APC 119 PDP 70 

Oredo Unit 2; APC 93 ,PDP 90 ward 12 EGOR LGA, 

Ward 3,Unit 18; AA – 23, APC – 279, KOWA – 17, PDP – 288, SDP -21, UPP – 0 UNIT 19 ; APC- 117, KOWA – 6,PDP – 422, SDP – 13, UPP – 1

SOURCE:Naij