The Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, his Deputy, Godwins Omobayo, Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku and Dennis Idahosa, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Deputy governorship candidate have all lost their various local governments at Saturday’s election in the state.
DAILY POST reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC conducted the election on September 21, 2024.
Obaseki lost his local government, Oredo, to the main opposition party, APC.
The All Progressives Congress polled 30,780 votes while the PDP scored 24,938 votes.
Idahosa who is the incumbent lawmaker representing the Ovia Federal constituency in the National Assembly lost the election to PDP.
The federal constituency comprises Ovia North East and Ovia South West local governments respectively.
In the results, INEC declared the PDP winner of Ovia North East LGA with 15,311 votes, and APC trailing with 13,225 votes.
In Ovia South West, the PDP garnered 10,260 votes…