Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Monday Okpebholo and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) are the major contenders for the battle.
The election took place in 4,519 polling units across the 18 local government areas of Edo State.
The collation centre for the election has gone on a break and will resume by 5 pm. This is to allow for the arrival of results in two more local government areas.
Already, results from 16 council areas have been declared at the INEC Collation Centre in Benin City.
Based on the results declared so far, APC’s Monday Okpebholo has extended his lead.
02:15 pm: PDP supporters storm INEC headquarters in Benin City to protest Saturday’s governorship election result currently being collated at the state collation centre.
02:08 pm: For Etsako West, it was the APC taking the lead. APC – 32,107; PDP – 17,483; LP – 2,116
01:59 pm: For Etsako Central LG, it had the following results: APC: 11,906; PDP: 8,455 and LP: 381.
01:55 pm: The APC also took the bragging rights in Etsako East LG as the below breakdown of votes shows: APC: 20,167; PDP: 9,683; LP: 604
01: 50pm: The APC has also won in Owan East LG. Here is the breakdown is seen below: APC: 19,380; PDP: 14,189; LP: 446.
01: 33pm: Orhionmwon LGA: The APC also won here getting 16,059 votes and the PDP had 14,614. The LP polled 556.
01:28 pm. In Ovia South West, the PDP had a slim win over the APC. It was the PDP’s 10, 260 votes as against APC’s 10, 150. LP was 849.
01:21 pm: For Esan North-East, the PDP won as they got 12,522 while the APC had 10648. LP polled 194.
01:11 pm: The APC has also won Esan Central having scored 10,990 votes and PDP 8,816. The Labour Party (LP) garnered 418 votes. The APC candidate Monday Okpebholo hails from this LGA.
01:01 pm: In Akoko-Edo, it was a win for the APC. A breakdown shows it as such: APC: 34,847; PDP: 15,865; LP: 2,239.
12:34 pm: In Ovia North East LGA, the PDP emerged victorious with 15, 311 votes. APC scored 13, 225. The LP came third having garnered 1,675.
12: 23 pm: For Uhunmwonde LGA, the PDP had 9,339 votes. APC was 8,776 and LP 769.
12:19 pm: Another LGA in the bag for the APC. This time, it is Owan West. It got 12,277; PDP polled 11284 while LP had 201.
12:11 pm: APC takes Esan West LGA. It polled 12,952 votes as against PDP’s 11, 004 while LP scored 342.
12:04 pm: PDP wins Igueben LGA by having 8,470 votes. The APC had 5,907 while LP scored 8,470.
11:40 am: INEC has activated the collation centre in Benin City where results obtained from the 18 local government areas will be announced.
The Returning Officer is Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta who is the Vice-Chancellor, the Federal University of Technology, Minna.
11:27 am: Edo Poll Might Be ‘Worst’ Election Nigeria’s History,’ Says Ighodalo
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo governorship election Asue Ighodalo has alleged irregularities in the exercise, saying it might go down as the “worst election in the history of this country”.
11:11 am: ‘It Is Uncalled For’, INEC Reacts To Obaseki, Ighodalo’s Visit To Collation Centre
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has Obaseki, and some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to its state office and collation centre on Sunday.
10:39 am: INEC said it is ready for the collation of results in the exercise reacted to visits by the Edo State Governor, Godwin e and faulted Obaseki’s visit to the collation centre
10:09 am: In a briefing on Sunday, Obaseki said his visit to the INEC collation centre was to get information about the collation process
09: 11 am: #EdoDecides2024: Police Escort Obaseki Out Of INEC Office
Some hours ago, police operatives walked Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State out of the INEC Collation centre in Benin City.
Channels Television gathered that Obaseki who had stormed INEC’s collation centre unannounced around 2 AM, was walked out around 4:10 AM.
08: 38 am: The collection of results in the election is expected to begin in hours at the INEC headquarters in Benin City, Edo State.
08:00 am: Ighodalo Campaign DG Accuses Oshiomhole, Others Of Figure Manipulation
The Director General of the Asue Ighodalo Campaign Team, Matthew Idoiyekemwem, has accused the Senator for Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole of electoral manipulation in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State.
11:59 pm: Out of the 4,519 polling units in the state, the electoral umpire has uploaded the result sheets of 4,435 polling units on IReV.
09:32 pm: INEC said it would probe two allegations of wrong figures inputted into polling unit (PU) result sheets in Saturday’s Edo State Governorship Election.
09:06 pm: INEC has uploaded over 95% of polling unit result sheets of Saturday’s Edo State Governorship Election on the commission’s Result Viewing Portal (IReV).
08:30 pm: INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Edo State, Anugbum Onuoha, told Channels Television that the results of the election are still at the ward level and would travel to the local government level before being sent to the state collation centre.
08:19 pm: [Edo Election] Security Beefed Up At INEC Collation Centre
Security has been beefed up at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation centre in Edo State ahead of the collation of results for Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
08:03 pm: YIAGA Cites Vote Buying, Thuggery In Edo Gov Poll
A Civil Society Organisation, Yiaga Africa, has said its agents observed incidences of vote buying and polling unit disruption during Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State.
07:50 pm: INEC Speaks On Announcement Of Edo Election Results
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has not received governorship election results from any of the 18 local government areas (LGAs) in Edo State.
06:11 pm: Ballots are being sorted in many polling units, while the results are uploaded on the INEC result viewing portal (IReV)
05:29 pm: Asue Ighodalo wins Unit 3, Ward 1 in Ewohimi, Esan South East LGA. Results announced: PDP 200, APC 45, VOID 1
05:10 pm: Police arrest fake journalist, suspected political thugs
The Nigeria Police Force says its operatives have apprehended a “fake journalist” who claims to be a staff member of one of the leading television stations in Nigeria during the governorship election in Edo State on Saturday.
04:11 pm: Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the September 21, 2024 election in Edo State, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of delaying voting in his strongholds in Edo Central Senatorial District.
03:37 pm: Situation Room decries widespread vote-buying, fake news
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room (NCSSR), has observed voter inducement at polling units (PUs) in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State.
03:29 pm: Contention over whether a vote cast is void or valid at Ward 002, Unit 023, Ikpoba Okha LGA.
03:02 pm: Nigeria’ll Suffer If INEC ‘Messes’ With Edo Election – Odinkalu
Former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu, has warned that the country could face dire consequences if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) toys with the ongoing Edo governorship election.
02:51 pm: Sorting and counting at Ward 002, Unit 21. Western Boys High School, Ikpoba Okha LGA.
02:38 pm: INEC officials at different polling units in Ward 002, Western Boys High School, Ikpoba Okha LGA strike out unused materials. Sorting and counting to follow immediately.
02: 01 pm: INEC has extended the voting exercise in some selected areas owing to the late commencement of the election.
01: 42 pm: LP’s Akpata has already cast his ballot at Oredo Ward 6, Unit 11.
The Labour Party governorship candidate in Edo State, Olumide Akpata, has described his voting experience as “seamless”.
12: 56 pm: The PDP candidate Asue Ighodalo casts his ballot at Idionrio Primary School, Ward 1, Unit 3 in Ewohimi, Esan South East LGA.
12:39 pm: In areas the Channel’s Television crew visited in Edo Central senatorial district, including Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area, and Uromi in Esan North LGA, security personnel were seen manning roadblocks to ensure the restriction of vehicular movement order of the igp was complied with.
A long line of trucks was also observed parked along Arue-Uromi Road awaiting the lifting of the order at 6 p.m.
11:16 am: The PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo, has raised an alarm over security threats.
He alleged that the police had arrested a party member in Ward 8 Unit 3 in his LGA.
10: 46 am: Angry Voter Scolds INEC Officials Over Delay.
10: 39 am: The voting process in Egor Local Government Area (LGA) was halted following rainfall that sent voters, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and security agents seeking shelter under a building
10:32 am: The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Monday Okpebholo has cast his vote at polling unit 1, Ward 2 in Udomi Primary School, Udomi, Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State.
10:31 am: Voters, INEC officials, and security agents seek shelter under a building as heavy rain hampers the voting process in Egor LGA, Edo South.
10:11 am: An angry voter, Christopher Adoghe, berates INEC for the delay in the start of accreditation and voting at Ward 1, Unit 3, where the PDP candidate, Asue Ighodalo, will be casting his ballot later.
09:58 am: The EFCC has arrested some suspected vote buyers at Egor LGA.
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) have arrested some suspected vote-buyers in the ongoing Edo Governorship election.
9:45 am: Channels TV is on the ground at the Udomi Primary School in Udomi, Irrua, Esan Central LGA where the APC governorship candidate Monday Okpebholo is about to cast his vote.
He will cast his vote in polling unit 1, Ward 2.
9:41 am: Voting ongoing at Ward 7, Egor LGA, Edo South, Edo State.
8:30 am: Voting has started in some areas in the Edo governorship election.
8:29 am: At the Eguare Primary School in Ekpoma, Esan West LGA which serves as a RAC (electoral materials are distributed to other polling units from the RAC) as well as a Polling Unit (PU) for Ward 4, units 5, 6, 7 and 8.
8: 25am: Officials at Ward 7, Units 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, Olua Primary Sch, Egor LGA, and Uselu are fully set up. However, some officials are still in buses, waiting to be accompanied to their various polling units.
7:55 am: The Nigeria Police Force has made a significant breakthrough in its efforts to curb electoral violence in Edo State with the arrest of two suspected political thugs.
7:44 am: INEC officials were not on the ground at the polling unit of PDP’s governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo. The polling unit is in the Idinrio community in Ewohimi, Esan South East Local Government Area.
The area is as calm and quiet as a graveyard.
7:40 am: INEC Adhoc officials are still at the RAC, waiting to be escorted by police to their respective polling units.
7:31 am: Adhoc officials are setting out from a RAC in Ward 7, Egor LGA, Edo South, Edo State. (Channels)
