President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress scored a total of 505,827 votes in Edo State during the direct presidential primary conducted across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state.
Governor Godwin Obaseki, who was the returning officer, declared the direct primaries result on Saturday in Benin at the party’s secretariat.
Obaseki, who was represented by his Deputy, Philip Shaibu, said a copy of the result would be sent to Abuja for final collation.
He thanked the people of the state for coming out en masse to vote for Buhari, saying the election was violence free.
He urged party members to ensure they cast their votes for President Buhari during the 2019 general elections.
The governor said the high number of votes showed that Edo State is an APC state.
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