The Election Petitions Tribunal in Benin, Edo State has rejected the prayer by the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the March 9 Etsako Federal Constituency election for the recounting of the ballot papers used for the poll.
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The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Shola Omotola, who announced the result at about 12:45am on Sunday, said the APC candidate won having scored the highest number of votes cast
Obaseki stated this during the All Progressives Congress mega rally for the January 28 Etsako Federal Constituency by-election
The seat was declared vacant by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, in December 2016 after the occupant, Philip Shaibu, became deputy to Governor Godwin Obaseki
The Etsako Federal Constituency was declared vacant after the occupant, Philip Shaibu, was elected deputy to Governor Godwin Obaseki
The posters were seen pasted in strategic locations in Auchi and other major communities in Etsako East, Central and West Local Government Areas