Collation officers from the five remaining LGAs still being awaited – The five remaining LGAs are Orhionmwon, Akoko-Edo, Etsako East, Etsako Central and Ovia Southwest.
The Returning Officer for Edo State Governorship Election is Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State.
Short break of one hour, before taking the remaining five LGAs, as announced by the REC of INEC in Edo State, Dr. Johnson Alalibo.
Esan West LGA:
Registered: 99983
Accredited: 25530
APC: 7189
PDP: 17434
Valid: 24880 Rejected: 579. Total cast: 25459
* Three units cancelled. Ward one unit one, ward five unit one and unit 10 totaling 2070. Two because of violence, ballot box snatching and one as a result of over voting.
Oredo LGA:
Registered: 309968
Accredited: 64783
APC: 18366
PDP: 43498
Valid: 62578 Rejected: 1302 Total Cast: 63880
There were cancellation in two wards. New Benin Two ward 7 and Atete GRA Ward two for over voting and snatching of ballot paper.
PDP agent, Ogbeide Ihama raising issues in Etsako West. In ward 10, units 1,2 and 3 there were discrepancies between total accredited and total counted. He said, “They made the report and I was briefed the collation centre officer said she will forward the reports. In ward 10 where units 1,2, and 3 were clear case of over voting was not brought up.”
Etsako West:
Registered: 158899
Accredited: 48846
APC: 26140
PDP: 17959
Valid: 44539 Rejected: 2828 Total cast: 47367
* At Ozeruo Southeast in Ward 12 two polling units were affected totaling 1238.
Ovia North East
Registered: 143009
Accredited: 28,607
APC: 9907
PDP: 16987
Valid: 27437 Rejected: 934 Total Cast: 28371. No case of cancellation.
Owan West LGA:
Registered: 61193
Accredited: 23294
APC: 11193
PDP: 11,485
Valid: 22849. Rejected: 404 Total Cast: 23253
* Cancellation at Ward four in three units 3, 12 and 18 totaling 1622. Units 3 and 12 was as a result of over voting while unit 18 was because of bad card reader which was not replaced.
Egor LGA:
Registered: 219841
Accredited: 39709
APC: 10202
PDP: 27,621
Valid: 38396 Rejected: 955 Total Cast: 39351.
* There was an incident of ballot snatching at Ward three and three polling units affected 4, 5 and 17 totalling 1971.
Owan East LGA:
Registered: 91,769
Accredited: 34,919
APC: 19295
PDP: 14762
Valid: 34246 Rejected: 515 Total Cast: 34761. No cases of cancellation.
Igueben LGA:
Prof. E.E Adure and Mrs. Obawale
Registered: 46828
Accredited: 13404
APC: 5199
PDP: 7870
Valid: 13170 Rejected: 212 Total Cast: 13382
* There was a problem in one of the units in Ward eight, unit three. Election material was snatched and voting didn’t take place. Number of registered voters there is 1261
Esan Northeast LGA
APC = 6556
PDP = 13, 579
Esan Central LGA
APC = 6,719
PDP = 10,694
Esan Central LGA
APC = 6,719
PDP = 10,794
Ikpoba-Okha LGA
APC = 18,218
PDP = 41,030
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