Politics
Edo 2020: Apprehension as INEC goes on two hours break to collate Orhionmwon, Ovia south west results, after Obaseki leads 16 LGs
There appears to be rising apprehension and suspicion in Benin City as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) proceeded on two hours break on Sunday morning after announcing results of the governorship election in Edo State in 16 of the 18 local government areas in which incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki maintained comfortable lead. The results from Orhionmwon and Ovia south west were still pending before the two hours break.
The apprehension arose from the fear of suspicion of pressure on the electoral umpire to manipulate figures of the results in Orhionmwon, Ovia south west to alter the pendulum of the electoral victory. It was said that the two local governments have large number of voters in the states.
Meanwhile, the results of the Edo governorship election in the Governor Obaseki is in the lead, are as follows:
Igueben
APC 5,199
PDP 7,870
Esan central
APC 6,719
PDP 10,964
Esan north
APC 6,559
PDP 13,579
Esan south
APC 9,237
PDP 10,563
Esan West
APC 7,189
PDP 17,433
Ikpoba/Okha
APC 18,218
PDP 41,030
Uhunmwode LGA
APC 5,972
PDP 10,022
Egor
APC 10,202
PDP 27,621
Owan east
APC 19,295
PDP 14,762
Owan west
APC 11,193
PDP 11,485
Ovia northeast
APC 9,907
PDP 16,987
Etsako West
APC 26,140
PDP 17,959
Oredo LGA
APC 18,365
PDP 43,498
Etsako east
APC 17,011
PDP 10,668
Etsako central
APC 8,359
PDP 7,478
Akoko Edo
APC 22,963
PDP 20,101