ACN'S OSHIOMOLE TO BE DECLARED WINNER OF EDO GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION

As Nigerians await the announcement of the
yesterday Edo State Governorship election result,
there were indications that the incumbent Governor,
Adams Oshiomhole may retain his seat.
Previous results counted at various polling units
shown that the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)
governorship candidate is leading with wide
merging.
Not only this, most of his opposition party chieftains
were reported to have been floor at their various
polling units by Oshimohole.
For instance, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and
its candidate, Major General Charles Airhiavbere (rtd)
appeared to have lost not only overall, he was
trounced in his senatorial district of Edo South –
where Oshiomhole got a total of 1230 votes as
against the paltry 158 for the retired army officer in
results announced by the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) for one of the polling
units.
As at midnight, the PDP appeared to be doing well in
two local governments in Edo Central senatorial
district – namely Esan North East and Esan West –
where the party was trailing slightly behind the ACN.
Emerging trends point to a close finish in tne two
areas.
In two of the local governments where INEC had
declared official results, ACN coasted home to victory
with huge margins. In Egor LGA, the party recorded
50,794 votes as against, 3,536 for PDP and 282 votes
for the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in figures
certified by the collation officer, Dr. Tony Monye-
Emina.
Similarly, in Etsako Central LGA, Oshiomhole's ACN
polled in 16,834 votes compared to the PDP's 5,113
and 42 votes for ANPP in results announced by the
Collation Officer, Prof. Mike Orherua.
The pattern was the same in the 14 other local
governments namely – Akoko Edo, Esan Central,
Esan South-East, Etsako East, Etsako West, Igueben,
Ikpoba-Okha, Oredo, Orhiomwon, Ovia North-East,
Ovia South-West, Owan East, Owan West and
Uhunwode.
Airhiavbere's main backers – Chief TonyAnenih, Chief
Mike Oghiadomhe (Chief of Staff to the President),
and Chief Gabriel Igbinedion – fared no better in their
hitherto secured backyards. They could not deliver
their wards.
Father of former Governor of Edo State, Chief Gabriel
Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin voted at polling unit
1 in Ward 2 in Oredo but the PDP could only muster
36 votes in units 1 and 2while the ACN got 319.
Some other results are: Oredo Ward 2, Unit 28- ACN
220, PDP 43; Unit 4- ACN 107, PDP 19;Unit 23 -ACN
96, PDP 17; Unit 19- ACN 189, PDP 23; Unit 15- ACN
136 , PDP 23;Ward12, Oredo Units 1- 10- ACN 1446,
PDP 217.
Reports from Uromi, home town of Chief Anenih said
the PDP performed woefully there. A PDP stalwart
was almost lynched by angry voters at former George
Idah Primary School, Oredo 2 for allegedly smuggling
into the area a stuffed ballot box.
The ACN also did well in Uselu Ward 1, Unit 10, in
Egor Local Government Area (LGA), polling 65 votes
as against PDP's 6.
In EtsakoEast LGA, ACN polled 400 votes in Unit 01,
Ward 10, while PDP got 29. In Unit 02, ACN polled
358 votes as against PDP's 45. In Unit 03, ACN got
381, trailed by PDP, which 14.
In Unit04, ACN polled 98 votes as against PDP's 12.
In Unit 05, ACN won with 394 votes as against PDP's
24.
In Unit06, ACN scored 197; PDP got 11 votes. In Unit
07, ACN scored 157 while PDP got20. In Unit 08, ACN
scored 392 votes while PDP got 24.
Despite initial problems of late accreditation and
delayed arrival of electoral materials at polling
stations, voting was peaceful in most parts of the
state.
The Esama of Benin Kingdom, Chief Gabriel
Igbinedion, who voted at 12.49pm at the Staff
Training Centre, Ward 12, GRA, Benin expressed
"satisfaction" with the exercise.









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