EDO STATE-The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has uploaded over 90% of polling unit result sheets of Saturday’s Edo State Governorship Election on the commission’s Result Viewing Portal (IReV)
Out of the 4519 polling units, the electoral umpire has uploaded the result sheets of 4259 polling units on the portal as of 08:56 pm on Saturday.
On Saturday, September 21, 2024, the people of Edo State in South-South Nigeria will vote to elect a new governor to succeed the incumbent, Godwin Obaseki, whose constitutional eight-year double terms will end on November 12, 2024.
Edo is one of the eight states where governorship elections are held off-season due to litigations and court judgements. Others are Anambra, Bayelsa, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Osun and Ondo.
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According to INEC, there are 2,629,025 total number of registered voters and 4,519 polling units in Edo State. Out of this figure, 2,249,780 (85.57%) have Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) and will decide Obaseki’s successor
Analysts have characterized the upcoming vote as a three-horse race between Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP), despite the fact that 17 candidates are vying for the position.
Former NBA president Akpata has the unwavering support of Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate. Obi, riding high on the popularity of the “Obedient” movement, amassed over six million votes in less than a year before the 2023 presidential election
Former Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) Chairman Ighodalo won the support of Obaseki, the current governor, who stopped his deputy and party loyalist, Philip Shaibu from wining the party ticket,
Adams Oshiomhole, the former governor, and Philips Shaibu have both promised to back Monday Okpebholo .The APC now has senators from Edo North (Oshiomhole) and Edo Central (Okpebholo), whereas Neda Imasuen, the senator for the Labour Party, is from Edo South, which is where Akpata comes from.
