PDP wins first LGA in Edo State Election.

Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been declared the winner of the Igueben Local Government Area of Edo State by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

This was announced at the beginning of the collation of results of the governorship election in the state.

According to the results, PDP defeated the All Progressives Congress and Labour party with 8,470 votes while APC gathered 5,907 and LP came third with 494 votes.

Asue Ighodalo after casting his vote boasted that he would win the governorship election by landslide.

“We will win this election by landslide and move our state forward by God’s grace. If there is anybody at home, please come out and cast your vote. We are not comfortable with the little shenanigans that is going on particularly from the APC guys. This is a single state election and INEC has all the time to prepare, so there was no need for the delay.”

“There are rumours that they are trying to undermine the election process. Many of them have been caught with ballot papers, PVC’s.

“The worst is that they go round trying to buy votes. They buy votes for N15,000 to N20,000. They are trying everything to subvert the process.”

“The people believed us and have accepted us all over the state. I don’t know the magic anybody will perform.The kind of numbers I am hearing from Edo North, Edo Central, Edo South, overwhelms me. You know in Nigeria, funny things happen. I don’t know the magic anybody wants to perform.

“I believe INEC will deliver a free and fair election until they prove otherwise. We will win hands down in this election.

“We are not happy about a few ongoing in some places but we will remain confident. One of our supporters was arrested at Uromi by some people with security outfit,” he said.

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