Voters in Edo State who had stood behind the incumbent governor in the state, Governor Adams Oshiomhole celebrated the governor’s victory in the result made public so far in the Edo governorship election.
Different results gathered already from the Saturday’s governorship elections in Edo State clearly showed that the candidate of Action Congress of Nigeria and incumbent governor of the state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole enjoyed an early lead, making his supporters to celebrate ahead of the final announcement.
The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared the result to voters and journalists at the different polling units scattered across the state.
Oshiomhole beat, Gen. Charles Airhiavevbere (retd) of the Peoples Democratic Party in his Oredo Ward 1, Unit 20, with 360 votes while the PDP candidate got 38 votes, while the All Nigeria Peoples Party had 2 votes to his credit.
On hearing the news of Oshiomhole’s early victory, voters in different polling units embarked on a wild jubilation while congratulating each other for the early victory.
Adams was also victorious against his rival PDP candidate Chief Tony Anenih, in his polling centre.
Other results made available to the press as at the time this report was been filed indicated that Oshiomhole was enjoy an early victory against all other candidates in t
At the same centre in unit 18, the ACN scored 351, PDP scored 65, the All Nigeria Peoples Party 1, and Labour Party 1.
At unit 19: ACN 254, PDP’s 32, while the ANPP had two votes.
In unit 21, the PDP got 33 votes, Congress for Progressive Change 1, ACN 70.
Also at Unit 10, Ward 10, Eyeye Primary School, Ugbowo, ACN scored 290 to PDP’s 15.
At Eweka Primary School, Useh, ACN had a cumulative score of 2,298, PDP 89, while at Ward 9, Asora Grammar school, ACN had 966 to PDP’s 44.
Also, ACN won massively at the poll in Ovia North-East, Adolor Ward 3, where ACN had polled 208 and PDP scored 17.
In all the units in Idia College, the ACN had 7,923 to PDP’s 262. At Ikpoba Okha LGA where voters came out in large numbers, ACN scored 9,022, ANPP, 65, CPC 71, while the PDP had 750.
ACN also won at unit 4, Ward 2 in Oredo LGA in Edo-South. It scored 388 as against PDP’s 54 votes.
Voters who could neither find their names nor pictures on the voter register earlier, refused to leave Garrick Memorial, venue where Airhiavbere, voted.
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