REVEALED: APC on the brink of glory in Edo, see details

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics and elections in Nigeria.

Benin City, Edo state - Monday Okpebholo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2024 Edo state governorship election, is coasting to victory.

Legit.ng reports that Okpebholo is closely followed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo; while Labour Party's Olumide Akpata came in a distant third.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has so far released the results of 17 local government areas (LGAs).

The APC has won 11 out of the 16 LGAs, so far collated and declared by INEC in Benin City.

In the results declared so far, Okpebholo has secured 275,329 votes while Ighodalo has polled 195,954 votes, leaving a margin of 79,375.

Ikpoba-Okha is the only LGA yet to be announced.

Source: Legit.ng