The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Edo State governorship elections, Monday Okpebholo, is in a comfortable lead with over 48 thousand votes more than his closest rival, PDP candidate Asue Ighodalo, after INEC collated election results from 16 of the state’s 18 Local Government Areas (LGAs).
The collated results were announced at the INEC headquarters in Benin city on Sunday. It announcement was presided over by the Returning Officer, Faruq Kuta, a professor and vice-chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State.
Mr Kuta has announced a recess. He said the collation of the remaining two local government areas will resume by 5 p.m.
The LGAs announced so far are Esan Central, Akoko Edo, Egor, Esan South-East, Ovia North-East, Uhunmwonde, Owan West, Esan West, Igueben, Esan North East, Ovia South West, Orhionmwon, Owan East, Etsako East, Etsako Central, and Etsako West.
While the APC candidate, Mr Okpebholo, has so far garnered…