The Independent National Electoral Commission in Edo State on Sunday night declared Clifford Ordia of the Peoples Democratic Party winner of the Edo Central Senatorial District election.
The INEC returning officer, Dr. Francis Abiegue, who announced the results, also declared PDP candidates, Joe Edionwele and Segius Oguns as winners of the House of Representatives seats.
Abiegue said Ordia got 84,782 votes to defeat his closest rival, Francis Inegbeneki of the All Progressives Congress, who got 46,820 votes.
He said Oguns received 33,891 votes to defeat APC’s Onikolese Irabor, who scored 14,348 votes to clinch the Esan North East/Esan South East Federal constituency seat.
The returning officer said Edionwele scored 36,075 votes to beat APC’s candidate, Gideon Obhakhan, who got 23,825 votes in the Esan West/Esan Central and Igueben Federal Constituency seat election.
In Edo North, INEC returning officer, Adebayo Adedeji, declared APC’s candidate, Philip Shaibu, winner of Estako Federal Constituency with 42,019 votes.
Shaibu beat the PDP candidate, Abbas Braimoh, who got 29,964 votes.
In Owan Federal Constituency, Pally Iriase of APC scored 26,606 to retain the Owan seat.
Iriase’s closest rival was Ambrose Imode of the PDP who scored 21,069 votes.
In Akoko Edo Federal Constituency, the returning officer, Alliu Momodu, declared APC’s candidate, Peter Aphatasin, with 19,006 votes, the winner.
His closest rival was Bankola Balogun of the PDP who scored 16,680 votes.
In Edo North Senatorial District, Francis Alimikhena of the APC scored 86,021 votes to defeat Pascal Ugbome of the PDP who got 66,092 votes.
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