SaharaReporters has ascertained from a top official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that Governor Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole is the winner of the Edo State governorship election.
SaharaReporters has ascertained from a top official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that Governor Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole is the winner of the Edo State governorship election.
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With votes counted from 18 local governments in Edo State, Mr. Oshiomhole, the candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), had garnered 477, 478 votes. His main rival, Major General Charles Airhiavbere (ret.) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), scored 144,255 votes.
“It’s clear that the incumbent governor is going to win by a landslide,” said the INEC source, adding, “INEC is in the process of preparing a formal statement to declare him the winner.”
Some analysts regarded the July 14 election as a final proof of the political irrelevance of Tony Anenih, former chair of the PDP’s board of trustees who paraded himself as a kingmaker in the state. Mr. Oshiomhole trounced his PDP rival, handpicked by Mr. Anenih, in both the candidate’s ward as well as that of Mr. Anenih.
President Goodluck Jonathan had campaigned in Benin City for the losing PDP candidate. The president had also ordered the deployment of thousands of soldiers to major towns in Edo State in a bid to intimidate voters and shore up the PDP candidate. However, the people of the state trooped out in large number to ensure that Mr. Oshiomhole’s victory could not be stolen.
Reached moments ago, an aide to Governor Oshiomhole said the governor was grateful for the vigilance of the people to ensure that the voters triumphed over the PDP’s gimmicks. He added that the governor saw his victory as an indication that the people of Edo “have decisively rejected those who lie and kill for the sake of power.”
Olaitan Oyerinde, the governor’s private secretary and one of his closest aides, was murdered by assassins suspected to have been hired by PDP henchmen in the state.
Governor Oshiomhole was declared winner by INEC's returning officer Prof. Osayuki Oshodi at exactly 7:40 AM Nigerian time.
INEC's Official Results of Edo State Gubernatorial Election of July 14 2012 Akoko ACN-29803
PDP-13,785 Egor ACN 60,623 PDP 3,486 Esan North-East ACN-13,068 PDP-12,478 Esan Central ACN- 9,751 PDP- 6,758 Esan South-East ACN-14,904 PDP-9,634 Esan West ACN-13,499 PDP-13,282 Etsako Central ACN-16,834 PDP-5,113 Etsako East ACN-14,904 PDP- 9,634 Etsako West ACN-44,962 PDP-5,920 Igueben ACN 9,751 PDP-6,758 Ikpoba Okha ACN-58,809 PDP- 6,505 Oredo ACN-66,552 PDP-9,081 Orhionmwon ACN. 26,163 PDP-8,716 Ovia North-East ACN-26,835 PDP-5,4278 Ovia South-West ACN. 15,150 PDP-7,229 Owan East ACN-22,483 PDP-11,709 Owan West ACN-15,150 PDP-7,229 Uhunmwonde ACN-17,011 PDP-5,826 TOTAL ACN = 477,478 PDP =144,235
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