The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Etsako East local government area of Edo State.
This was announced at the ongoing collation of results led by the Returning Officer, Professor Faruq Adamu Kuta, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna.
According to the collation officer for the local govt, Monday Okpebholo of the APC polled 20,167 votes to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the PDP, Asue Ighodalo, who scored 9,683 votes.
ETSAKO EAST LGA
REGISTERED:102,754
ACCREDITED:35,084
APC: 20,167
PDP:9,683
LP:604
VALID:30,926
REJECTED:435
TOTAL: 31,361
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