#edodecides: INEC stops announcement of results to resume at 5pm, as APC leading the race

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Monday Okpebholo, is holding a comfortable lead following the announcement of election results from 16 local governments in the ongoing governorship election of Edo State.

The electoral umpire is awaiting results from two more local governments.

It has, therefore, adjourned the collation of results till 5pm today.

See the breakdown of declared results by INEC from the 16 LGS

● Ovia North East LG

APC: 13, 225
LP: 1, 675
PDP: 15, 311

● Esan South East LG

APC: 8,398
LP: 98
PDP: 14, 19

● Egor LG

APC: 16, 760
LP: 1,966
PDP: 14, 658

● Uhunmwonde LGA

APC: 8,776
LP: 769
PDP: 9,339

● Owan West LGA

APC: 12,277
LP: 201
PDP: 11,284

● Igueben LGA

APC: 5,907
LP: 494
PDP: 8,470

● Esan West LGA

APC: 12,952
LP: 342
PDP: 11,004

● Akoko Edo LG

APC: 34, 847
LP: 2,239
PDP: 15, 865

● Esan central LG
APC: 10, 990
LP: 418
PDP: 8,618

● Esan North East LG

APC: 10, 648
LP: 194
PDP: 12, 522

● Ovia South West LG

APC: 10, 150
LP: 849
PDP: 10, 250

● ORHIONWON LG

APC: 16, 059
LP: 556
PDP: 14, 614

OWAN West LG

● APC: 19, 380
LP: 446
PDP: 14, 189

●》ETSAKO East LG

APC: 20, 167
LP: 604
PDP: 9,683

● ETSAKO CENTRAL

APC: 11, 906
PDP: 8, 455
LP: 381

●ETSAKO West

APC : 32, 107
PDP: 17, 483
LP: 2, 116

After 16/18 LGAs results:

APC: 244,549
PDP: 195,959

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