Edo Governor-Elect, Okpebholo Receives Certificate Of Return

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented a certificate of return to the Edo State Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo.

The presentation of Certificate of Return was held at the Commission headquarters in Abuja on Thursday.

INEC declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress winner of the Saturday, September 21 governorship election after polling 291,667 votes to beat his closest contender, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 247,274 votes.

Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) came a distant third in the race with 22,763 votes.

While the APC candidate, Okpebholo won in 10 out of 18 local government areas, the PDP candidate, Ighodalo won in eight remaining local councils.