In the ongoing Edo governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) managed to secure a single vote at Unit 03, Ward 1, Uwessan, Esan Central Local Government Area, where Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, cast his vote.
Before voting, Okpebholo confidently declared that the PDP would not receive any votes at his polling unit.
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“PDP or whatever will not get one vote here because this is my home and my people love me,” he had boasted.
However, when the votes were counted, Asue Ighodalo of the PDP garnered one vote. Okpebholo led the results with 102 votes, while Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party and Ighodalo each received a vote.
Following the results, Okpebholo praised INEC’s conduct during the election. “What I’m seeing here is like a testimony that INEC is getting it right,” he stated.
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When asked about the security situation during the election, the APC candidate dismissed concerns of unrest, saying, “I know that everything they are saying about security – this, that – is ‘hyping’. I mean nothing is happening. You can see! Nobody is fighting. No knockout, no stick of matches. So is just for people to scare people away from voting.”
He further criticized the actions of the current Edo governor, claiming, “You know Obaseki wanted to cause fire in Edo state but by the grace of God everything is moving perfect.”
On the eve of the election, the APC had confirmed Okpebholo as their candidate in the race.
