LIVE UPDATES: APC’s Okpebolo Takes Lead, Collation Centre Goes On Break

So far, INEC has declared results in 16 out of the 18 local government areas. Two more are expected later in the day.

Quick Facts

17 Parties Fielded Candidates
Election Was Held In 4,519 Polling Units
2.2m PVCs Were Collected
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After months of campaigns and intrigues, voters in Edo State cast their ballots in the governorship election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had cleared 17 parties for the September 21st election as candidates battle to take over the reins of leadership from incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki. His tenure ends in November.

Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Monday Okpebholo and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) are the major contenders for the battle.

The election took place in 4,519 polling units across the 18 local government areas of Edo State.

CityMirrorNews crew is on the ground to give live updates about the Edo governorship election. Kindly refresh this page for real-time updates on the exercise.

02:19 pm: The collation centre for the election has gone on a break and will resume by 5 pm. This is to allow for the arrival of results in two more local government areas.

Already, results from 16 council areas have been declared at the INEC Collation Centre in Benin City.

02:15 pm: PDP supporters storm INEC headquarters in Benin City to protest Saturday’s governorship election result currently being collated at the state collation centre.

PDP supporters storm INEC headquarters in Benin city to protest Saturday’s governorship election result currently being collated at the state collation centre.

02:08 pm: For Etsako West, it was the APC taking the lead. APC – 32,107; PDP – 17,483; LP – 2,116

01:59 pm: For Etsako Central LG, it had the following results: APC: 11,906; PDP: 8,455 and LP: 381.

01:55 pm: The APC also took the bragging rights in Etsako East LG as the below breakdown of votes shows: APC: 20,167; PDP: 9,683; LP: 604

01: 50pm: The APC has also won in Owan East LG. Here is the breakdown is seen below: APC: 19,380; PDP: 14,189; LP: 446.

01: 33pm: Orhionmwon LGA: The APC also won here getting 16,059 votes and the PDP had 14,614. The LP polled 556.

01:28 pm. In Ovia South West, the PDP had a slim win over the APC. It was the PDP’s 10, 260 votes as against APC’s 10, 150. LP was 849.

01:21 pm: For Esan North-East, the PDP won as they got 12,522 while the APC had 10648. LP polled 194.

01:11 pm: The APC has also won Esan Central having scored 10,990 votes and PDP 8,816. The Labour Party (LP) garnered 418 votes. The APC candidate Monday Okpebholo hails from this LGA.

Edo State Governorship Election Result

Esan Central LGA

APC 10990
LP 418
PDP 8618#EdoDecides2024 pic.twitter.com/ZjoijZQ7l4

— Channels Television (@channelstv) September 22, 2024

01:01 pm: In Akoko-Edo, it was a win for the APC. A breakdown shows it as such: APC: 34,847; PDP: 15,865; LP: 2,239.

Edo State Governorship Election Result

Akoko Edo LGA

APC 34847
LP 2239
PDP 15865#EdoDecides2024 pic.twitter.com/7US5VMnhOc

— Channels Television (@channelstv) September 22, 2024

12:49 pm: The APC has taken Egor LGA. It scored 16, 760 votes while it was closely followed by the PDP which had 14, 658. LP managed 1,966

Edo State Governorship Election Result

Egor LGA

APC 16760
LP 1966
PDP 14658#EdoDecides2024 pic.twitter.com/Y1Qn8jIYym

— Channels Television (@channelstv) September 22, 2024

12:41 pm: It was also a victory for the PDP in Esan South East LG where it had 14,199 votes as against APC’s 8,398. LP had 98 votes.

Esan South East LGA

APC 8398
LP 98
PDP 14199#EdoDecides2024 pic.twitter.com/H5Ux0CuFyT

— Channels Television (@channelstv) September 22, 2024

12:34 pm: In Ovia North East LGA, the PDP emerged victorious with 15, 311 votes. APC scored 13, 225. The LP came third having garnered 1,675.

Edo State Governorship Election Result

Ovia North East LGA

APC 13225
LP 1675
PDP 15311#EdoDecides2024 pic.twitter.com/EvmM4Qx8xY

— Channels Television (@channelstv) September 22, 2024

12: 23 pm: For Uhunmwonde LGA, the PDP had 9,339 votes. APC was 8,776 and LP 769.

Edo State Governorship Election Result

Uhunmwonde LGA

APC 8776
LP 767
PDP 9339#EdoDecides2024 pic.twitter.com/i5jMMCNrZc

12:19 pm: Another LGA in the bag for the APC. This time, it is Owan West. It got 12,277; PDP polled 11284 while LP had 201.

Edo State Governorship Election Result

Owan West LGA

APC 12277
LP 201
PDP 11284#EdoDecides2024

12:11 pm: APC takes Esan West LGA. It polled 12,952 votes as against PDP’s 11, 004 while LP scored 342.

12:04 pm: PDP wins Igueben LGA by having 8,470 votes. The APC had 5,907 while LP scored 8,470.

Edo State Governorship Election Result

Igueben LGA

APC 5907
LP 494
PDP 8470

11:40 am: INEC has activated the collation centre in Benin City where results obtained from the 18 local government areas will be announced.

The Returning Officer is Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta who is the Vice-Chancellor, the Federal University of Technology, Minna.

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo governorship election Asue Ighodalo has alleged irregularities in the exercise, saying it might go down as the “worst election in the history of this country”.

11:11 am: ‘It Is Uncalled For’, INEC Reacts To Obaseki, Ighodalo’s Visit To Collation Centre

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to visits by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to its state office and collation centre on Sunday.

10:39 am: INEC said it is ready for the collation of results in the exercise and faulted Obaseki’s visit to the collation centre

10:09 am: In a briefing on Sunday, Obaseki said his visit to the INEC collation centre was to get information about the collation process

Some hours ago, police operatives walked Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State out of the INEC Collation centre in Benin City.

Channels Television gathered that Obaseki who had stormed INEC’s collation centre unannounced around 2 AM, was walked out around 4:10 AM.

08: 38 am: The collection of results in the election is expected to begin in hours at the INEC headquarters in Benin City, Edo State.

08:00 am: Ighodalo Campaign DG Accuses Oshiomhole, Others Of Figure Manipulation

The Director General of the Asue Ighodalo Campaign Team, Matthew Idoiyekemwem, has accused the Senator for Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole of electoral manipulation in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State.

Welcome to the DAY 2 of our coverage of the Edo governorship election.

11:59 pm: Out of the 4,519 polling units in the state, the electoral umpire has uploaded the result sheets of 4,435 polling units on IReV.

09:32 pm: INEC said it would probe two allegations of wrong figures inputted into polling unit (PU) result sheets in Saturday’s Edo State Governorship Election.

09:06 pm: INEC has uploaded over 95% of polling unit result sheets of Saturday’s Edo State Governorship Election on the commission’s Result Viewing Portal (IReV).

08:30 pm: INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo State, Anugbum Onuoha, told Channels Television that the results of the election are still at the ward level and would travel to the local government level before being sent to the state collation centre.

08:19 pm: [Edo Election] Security Beefed Up At INEC Collation Centre

Security has been beefed up at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation centre in Edo State ahead of the collation of results for Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

08:03 pm: YIAGA Cites Vote Buying, Thuggery In Edo Gov Poll

A Civil Society Organisation, Yiaga Africa, has said its agents observed incidences of vote buying and polling unit disruption during Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State.

07:50 pm: INEC Speaks On Announcement Of Edo Election Results

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has not received governorship election results from any of the 18 local government areas (LGAs) in Edo State.

06:11 pm: Ballots are being sorted in many polling units, while the results are uploaded on the INEC result viewing portal (IReV)

Ballot Sorting, Counting In Different Polling Unitshttps://t.co/n5p7sQfa4p pic.twitter.com/Rs8ibFNOQr

05:29 pm: Asue Ighodalo wins Unit 3, Ward 1 in Ewohimi, Esan South East LGA. Results announced: PDP 200, APC 45, VOID 1

05:10 pm: Police arrest fake journalist, suspected political thugs

The Nigeria Police Force says its operatives have apprehended a “fake journalist” who claims to be a staff member of one of the leading television stations in Nigeria during the governorship election in Edo State on Saturday.

04:11 pm: Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the September 21, 2024 election in Edo State, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of delaying voting in his strongholds in Edo Central Senatorial District.

Edo Election: Ighodalo Accuses INEC Of Delays In PDP

03:37 pm: Situation Room decries widespread vote-buying, fake news

A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (NCSSR), has observed voter inducement at polling units (PUs) in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State.

03:29 pm: Contention over whether a vote cast is void or valid at Ward 002, Unit 023, Ikpoba Okha LGA.

Contention over whether a vote cast is void or valid at Ward 002, Unit 023, Ikpoba Okha LGA.#EdoDecides2024 pic.twitter.com/NvPMPO11ke

03:02 pm: Nigeria’ll Suffer If INEC ‘Messes’ With Edo Election – Odinkalu

Former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu, has warned that the country could face dire consequences if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) toys with the ongoing Edo governorship election.

02:51 pm: Sorting and counting at Ward 002, Unit 21. Western Boys High School, Ikpoba Okha LGA.

02:38 pm: INEC officials at different polling units in Ward 002, Western Boys High School, Ikpoba Okha LGA strike out unused materials. Sorting and counting to follow immediately.

02: 01 pm: INEC has extended the voting exercise in some selected areas owing to the late commencement of the election.