Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party has won his home Oredo Local Government Area, the largest in the state in the Edo State governorship election.
The incumbent leads after recording 250,345 votes in the ongoing collation exercise after results from 13 local governments.
The governor’s challenger, Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress has recorded 154,192 votes, so far.
Results from 13 LGAs have so far been collated at the INEC collation exercise in Benin City, the state capital.
Edo State has 18 LGAs and the election was held in all the local governments.
Mr Obaseki has won in 11 LGAs while Mr Ize-Iyamu has only picked two, Owan East and Etsako West, Adam Oshiomole’s LGA.
