LIVE Updates: INEC begins collation of Edo poll results

THE 18 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS (LGAs):

1. Akoko-Edo
2. Egor
3. Esan Central
4. Esan North-East
5. Esan South-East
6. Esan West
7. Etsako Central
8. Etsako East
9. Etsako West
10. Igueben
11. Ikpoba-Okha
12. Oredo
13. Orhionmwon
14. Ovia North-East
15. Ovia South-West
16. Owan East
17. Owan West
18. Uhunmwonde

THE RESULTS

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Owan West LGA results were announced at 12:18 PM:

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

Number of registered voters : 67,076
Accredited voters: 24,311
Total valid votes: 23,904

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Esan West LGA results announced at 12:08 PM:

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

Number of registered voters: 113,067
Accredited voters: 25,702
Total valid votes: 24,691

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Igueben LGA results announced at 12:04 PM:

APC: 5,907
LP: 494
PDP: 8,470

Number of registered voters: 54,549
Accredited voters: 15,274
Total valid votes: 14,989

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Akoko Edo LGA results

APC: 34,847
LP: 2239
PDP: 15,865

Number of registered voters: 144,379
Accredited voters: 54,395
Total valid votes: 53, 547

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Egor LGA results

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

Number of registered voters: 242,266
Accredited voters: 35,463
Total valid votes: 34,022

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Esan South-East LGA results

APC: 8,398
LP: 98
PDP: 14,199

Number of registered voters: 90,240
Accredited voters: 23,390
Total valid votes: 22,780

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Ovia North-East LGA results

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

Number of registered voters: 177,106
Accredited voters: 32,441
Total valid votes: 30,783

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Uhunmwonde LGA results

APC: 8,776
LP: 767
PDP: 9,339

Number of registered voters: 92,169
Accredited voters: 20,044
Total valid votes: 19,223

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Ovia South-West LGA results

APC: 10,150
LP: 849
PDP: 10,260

Number of registered voters: 112,091
Accredited voters: 23,196
Total valid votes: 21, 710

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Esan North-East LGA results

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

Number of registered voters: 106,280
Accredited voters: 24,430
Total valid votes:23,637

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Esan Central LGA results

APC: 10,990
LP: 418
PDP: 8,618

Number of registered voters: 68,338
Accredited voters: 20,580
Total valid votes:20,198

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Orhionmwon LGA results

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

Number of registered voters: 139,260
Accredited voters: 33,196
Total valid votes:31,559

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Etsako West LGA results

APC: 32,107
LP: 2116
PDP: 17, 483

Number of registered voters: 186,449
Accredited voters: 54,304
Total valid votes: 52,226

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Etsako Central LGA results

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

Number of registered voters: 106,252
Accredited voters: 59,430
Total valid votes:20,851

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Etsako East LGA results

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

Number of registered voters: 106,252
Accredited voters: 35,084
Total valid votes: 30,926

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Owan East LGA results

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

Number of registered voters: 106,252
Accredited voters: 35,084
Total valid votes: 30,926

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INEC has announced a 3-hour recess to await results from the final 2 LGAs. Results from 16 LGAs have already been presented at the commission’s headquarters in Benin City. Collation will resume at 5pm this evening.

INEC RESUMES COLLATION 

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Oredo LGA results

APC: 30,780
LP: 24,938
PDP: 5,389

Number of registered voters: 356,242
Accredited voters: 64,802
Total valid votes: 62,703

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Ikpoba-Okha LGA results

APC: 16,338
LP: 4,026
PDP: 26,382

Number of registered voters: 392,782
Accredited voters: 61,437
Total valid votes:48,784

Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) wins the race, polling  291,667 votes to beat his closest marker, Dr Asue Ighodalo, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 247,655 votes. Okpebholo was better with 44,012 votes and emerged victorious in Edo’s keenest governorship poll ever.