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BREAKING: Edodecides2020: First Edo election result pops up

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Edodecides2020: First Edo Election result is out.

OnyxNews Nigeria reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) started the Edo governorship election on Saturday morning, September 19 2020 with security person guarding every angle.

The election is taking place in eighteen (18) Local Government Areas (LGAs) and one hundred and ninety-two (192) wards in the state.

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Local government areas where the election is taking place are: Akoko Edo with 115,343 voters; Egor has 158,817; Esan Central has 40,831;  Esan North-East has 66,790; Esan South-East has 58,802; Esan West has 83,467;  Etsako Central has 42,042; Etsako East has 67,715;  Etsako West has 128,188, and Igueben has 34,988.

Others include Ikpoba/Okha with 214,822; Oredo, 240,197; Orhionmwon, 102,739; Ovia North-East, 113,167; Ovia South West, 77,468; Owan East, 77,827; Owan West, 46,245 and Uhunmwonde 57,290.

According to INEC, the number of registered voters for the election is 2,210,534. However, 483,796 PVCs were not collected, leaving 1,726,738 voters eligible to take part in today’s election. According to the delimitation of the state, the election is conducted in the 2,627 polling units in 192 wards in the 18 LGAs of the state.

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As the election go on, Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has popped up clearly as a top contender for the office of the governor.

 

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