Edo governorship election final result: Tension mounts in Benin as PDP, APC supporters gather, details emerge

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Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have occupied the popular Ramat Park in Benin, jubilating even when the result of the Edo Governorship Election is yet to be announced.

As of the time of this report, the collation of results for the election has yet to commence.

The two political parties were frontline in the off-cycle election held in the state on Saturday with 17 candidates jostling for the top job.

Supporters of the parties faced each other, chanting different triumphant songs to indicate their victory at the poll.

Operatives of the joint security agencies including the police and the military had a herculean task maintaining law and order between the groups.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ramat Park is about 700 metres from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Benin.

The APC supporters who converged at the centre of the park set up electronic gadgets and danced to the reeling music.

Edo residents voted on Saturday to elect a new governor who will pilot the affairs of the state for the next four years.

The election was conducted under tight security.

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