The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Godwin Obaseki and of course the current governor of Edo state winner of the states gubernatorial election.
Declaring the People’s Democratic Candidate as the winner, Prof. Akpofure Rem-Rukeh, the Vice-Chancellor of University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun announced that Godwin Obaseki won 15 LGAs and polled a total of 307955 votes to clinch victory and defeat Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of All Progressives Congress, who won 3 LGAs and polled only 223619 votes.