Edo House Of Assembly Election: APC Wins All 24 Seats

The All Progressives Congress in Edo State has broken an all-time record in electoral contest in last Saturday’s House of Assembly election.

It
won all the 24 available seats in the Assembly as candidates of the APC
defeated all Peoples Democratic Party candidates from the results
announced by INEC Returning Officers at various collation centres.

The
results of the House of Assembly election was different from the
February 23rd presidential and National Assembly election in which the
PDP won with a margin of over 7000 votes.

In Edo Central that used to be a bastion of the PDP, the APC won all the six available seats in the senatorial districts.

The
results of the House of Assembly election threw members of the APC to
joyful mood as they trooped resident of the Secretary to the Edo State
Government, Barr. Osarodion Ogie for victory celebration.

Candidates
of the APC that emerged are Chris Okaeben (Oredo West), Crosby Eribo
(Egor) Henry Okhuarobo (Ikpoba-Okha) Roland Asoro (Orhionmwon West)
Nosayaba Okunbor (Orhionmwon East) Osaro Obazee (Oredo East) Washington
Osifo (Uhunmwode) Ugiagbe Dumez (Ovia North East 1) Vincent Uwadiae (
Ovia North East 11) Sunday Aghedo (Ovia South West) Francis Okiye (Esan
North East 1) Emmanuel Okoduwa (Esan North East 11) Victor Edoror (Esan
Central) Sunday Ojiezele (Esan South East) Marcus Onobun (Esan West)
Ephraim Aluebhosele (Igueben) Ganiyu Audu (Estako West 1) and Aliyu
Oshiomhole (Estako West 11).

Others were Emmanuel Agbaje
(Akoko-Edo 11) Yekini Idaiye (Akoko-Edo 11) Eric Okaka (Owan East)
Micheal Ohio-Ezo (Owan West) Oshoma Ahmed (Estako Central) Kingsley
Ugabi (Estako East).

However, Resident Electoral Commissioner in
Edo State, Mr. Emmanuel Alex-Hart, said he would not released the
results until he had verified the results.

He promised to officially announce the results on Monday

Source:- Thenationonlineng