Results available as at press time from the ongoing Edo State governorship election shows that the Action Congress of Nigeria is in a early lead.
The closest to the ACN, according to field reports of the results, some of which have been formally declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, is the Peoples Democratic Party, which is a distant second.
In Fugar, Etsako Central Local Government Area, ACN won all the results so far released.
In Ward 2, Unit 7, ACN won by 169 to PDP’s 129.
Ward 2 Unit 7 is the ward of Chief Mike Oghiadomhe, the Chief of Staff to President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
In Ward 2, Unit 8 in Fugar, ACN won by 141 to PDP’s 87 votes.
In Ward 2, Unit 1, ACN got 133 votes while PDP got 96 votes.
In Adohan, Orhiomwon Local Government Area, ACN won by 259 votes to PDP’s 44 votes.
At Idunokhoi, also in the same local government area, the ACN won by 171 to PDP’s 39 votes.
At Orhiomwhon, Urhonigbe North, Polling Unit 7, ACN polled 116, PDP 36. At Ward 04, ACN 117, PDP 27. At Okhwae, ACN polled 221, PDP 71.
At Umuakpe in Oredo Local Government Area, ACN polled 173 to PDP’s 20.
In Ozalla, Owan West Local Government Area, ACN won all the units of Ward 1 with a total of 1137 for ACN and 599 for PDP.
Jubilation, akin to a festivity, is now ongoing at Ozalla.
At Okada Grammar School, ACN won by 265 to PDP’s 62 At Eweka Primary School in Egor Local Government Area, ACN polled 300 to PDP’s 17; at the Oba Market in Oredo, ACN polled 404 to PDP’s 54.
At the S&T in Egor Local Government Area, ACN polled 200 to PDP’s 25.
For Ward 6, the total sum of Units 1 to 10 in Niger College, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area, indicates that ACN won by 1575 to PDP’s 54.
In Ovia North East, Ward 1, Unit 3: ACN 256, PDP 52.
Etasko East Ward 10 unit 1: ACN 400, PDP 28.
Egor, Unit 11, Ward 9 ACN 75, PDP 9; Ovia North East, ACN 149, PDP 12; Gapiona Oredo Local Government, ACN 897, PDP 10.
Egor Ward 3 unit 18 ACN 367, PDP 9; Unit 19 ACN 339, PDP 14.
Ayua Etsako West Ward 9, Unit 13; ACN 494, PDP 51; Unit 14 ACN 767, PDP 15 Ekpoma, Unit 7, ACN 144, PDP 122; Unit 8 ACN 118, PDP 130; Unit 9 ACN 148, PDP 142; Unit 10 ACN 147, PDP 126 total ACN 557, PDP 520 Ugonoba in Orhiomwon Local Government Area, ACN 293, PDP 82 EZOMO Primary School, Oredo, Ward 3 Unit 8, ACN – 183, PDP – 30, CPC – 5 UNIT 9, ACN – 202, PDP – 55, CPC – 1; UNIT 10, ACN – 192, PDP – 31 Ward 4, Oredo. ACN 388, PDP 54; Oreoghene pry School, ACN 915, PDP 80.
Ovioghe Primary School, PDP 19, ACN 681.
Ugbiyoko Primary School, ACN 429, PDP 32.
Payne Primary School, ACN 1,284, PDP 172.
Idia College, ACN 7923, PDP 262.
Emotan College, ACN 7263, PDP 169.
Egor Ward 1, Unit 1 ACN 365, PDP 24; Ward 5, Unit 1, ACN 408, PDP 46.
Egor Ward 7, ACN 4799, PDP 399.
Total votes OREDO WARD 4 PDP 437 Action Congress of Nigeria 4317.