Governor Oshiomhole in early lead

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Eromosele Ebhomele & Jethro Ibileke/Benin

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo state governorship election, General Charles Ehigie Airhiavbere reportedly lost in the election in his unit. 

This is just as the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)’s candidate, Governor Adams Oshiomhole took an early lead in the election, grabbing a landslide victory at the same unit in the results scooped from party agents and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who would not want them quoted for official reasons by journalists in Benin. 

Airhiavbere who voted at ward 1, unit 20 of Oredo local government area of the Edo South senatorial district, polled 38 votes against the 360 votes of governor Oshiomhole and two of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP)’s candidate, Solomon Edebiri. 

It was reliably gathered that the ACN candidate is already in early lead as he reportedly won in the seven local government areas in the Edo South senatorial district of the state. 

With 59 per cent of the voters registered in Edo South, votes there will determine the winner of the governorship election.

But reports also have it that the ACN candidate also won at Uromi, the home base of PDP chieftain, Chief Tony Anenih. 

Other results gathered so far show that the ACN candidate is leading in almost the three senatorial districts.

In Fugar, Etsako Central Local Government Area, ACN won the results so far released.

In ward 2, Unit 7 ACN won by 169 to PDP’s 129. This is the ward of Chief Mike Oghiadomhe, Chief of Staff to the President. 

In ward 2, Unit 8 in Fugar, ACN won by 141 to PDP’s 87 votes.

In Adohan, Orhiomwon Local Government, ACN won by 259 votes to PDPs 44 votes. At Idunokhoi, also in the same Local Government, ACN won by 171 to PDP’s 39 votes. 

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Others are, Orhiomwhon, Urhonigbe North, Polling Unit 7, ACN polled 116, PDP 36, at Ward 04, ACN 117, PDP 27.

At Okhwae, ACN polled 221, PDP 71. At Umuakpe in Oredo Local Government Area, ACN polled 173 to PDPs 20.

In Ozalla, Owan West Local Government Area, ACN won all the units of Ward 1 with total of 1137 for ACN and 599 for PDP. Jubilations akin to a festivity now ongoing at Ozalla.

 The ACN took the lead in the home town of former governor of the state, Chief Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion where it won by 265 to PDPs 62.

At Eweka primary School, Egor local government, ACN polled 300 to PDPs 17; at the Oba Market in Oredo ACN polled 404 to PDPs 54.

At the S&T in Egor Local Government, ACN polled 200 to PDPs 25. The Ward 6, the total sum of Units 1 to 10 in Niger College, Ikpoba Okha LG indicates that ACN won by 1575 to PDPs 54.

In Ovia North East, Ward 1, Unit 3: ACN 256, PDP 52. The same was the case at Etasko east ward 10 unit 1 where ACN polled 400, PDP 28.Egor, Unit 11, Ward 9 ACN 75, PDP 9; Ovia North East, ACN 149, PDP 12; Gapiona Oredo Local Government, ACN  897, PDP 10.

Ugonoba Orhiomwon LG, ACN 293, PDP 82 Egor Ward 3 unit 18 ACN 367, PDP 9; Unit 19 ACN 339, PDP 14. Ayua Etsako West Ward 9, Unit 13; ACN 494, PDP 51; Unit 14 ACN 767, PDP 15 Ekpoma, Unit 7, ACN 144, PDP 122; Unit 8 ACN 118, PDP 130; Unit 9 ACN 148, PDP 142; Unit 10 ACN 147, PDP 126 total ACN 557, PDP 520. 

At  EZOMO PRIMARY SCHOOL OREDO WARD 3 UNIT 8, ACN – 183, PDP – 30, CPC – 5. UNIT 9, ACN – 202, PDP – 55, CPC – 1; UNIT 10, ACN – 192, PDP – 31 Ward 4, Oredo. ACN 388, PDP 54; Oreoghene PRIMARY School, ACN 915, PDP 80. Ovioghe pry school, PDP 19, CAN 681 Ugbiyoko Primary School, ACN 429, PDP 32. 

Payne Primary School, ACN 1284, PDP 172, Idia College, ACN 7923, PDP 262 Emotan College, ACN 7263, PDP 169 Egor Ward 1, Unit 1 ACN 365, PDP 24; Ward 5, Unit 1, ACN 408, PDP 46 Egor Ward 7, ACN 4799, PDP 399

Total votes Oredo Ward 4 :PDP 437 Action Congress of Nigeria 4317. 

As at the time of filing this report however, official pronouncement by INEC on result from the 192 wards across the state are still being awaited. It was however noted that there was wild jubilation in most polling units and wards by members of the ACN after the results were at those units and wards were announced at the spot.

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