(LIVE UPDATES)#EdoDecides2024: APC WINS OWAN EAST LGA
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Owan East local government area of Edo State.
This was announced at the ongoing collation of results led by the Returning Officer, Professor Faruq Adamu Kuta, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna.
According to the collation officer for the local govt, Monday Okpebholo of the APC polled 19,380 votes to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the PDP, Asue Ighodalo, who scored 14,189 votes.
OWAN EAST LGA
REGISTERED:106,252
ACCREDITED:34,618
APC:19,380
PDP:14,189
LP:446
VALID:34,157
REJECTED:420
TOTAL: 34,577
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