President Bola Tinubu scored 131,096 votes in the All Progressives Congress presidential primary held across the 192 wards in Edo State on Saturday.
The Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, who is the returning officer for the presidential primary, said the election was very peaceful across the state, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu securing the highest number of votes in the election, which was held simultaneously across the 36 states of the Federation.
According to Okpebholo, Tinubu scored 131,096 votes, while his challenger, Stanley Osifo, secured just 1 vote across all wards in Edo State.
The governor said, “The election was peacefully conducted across Edo State. I participated in the election myself as I voted in my ward, and the results have been presented as they are from all the 192 wards in the state, and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu secured 131,096 votes while Osifo scored one vote.”
The collation officers from the 18 local government areas of Edo State were at the APC party Secretariat, Ikpoba Hill in GRA, to present the results as scored by the candidates in the primary election.
In the Edo South Senatorial District, Tinubu scored the highest votes. In Oredo Local Government Area, President Tinubu scored 9,177 votes while Osifo scored zero votes. In Ikpoba-Okha, Tinubu secured 13,147 votes, and Osifo scored zero votes, while in Egor, Tinubu got 10,074 and Osifo scored zero votes.
In Orhionmwon Local Government Area, Tinubu secured 6,858 votes to defeat Osifo with zero votes; in Ovia South West, Tinubu got 10,044 votes, and Osifo scored zero votes; in Ovia North East, Tinubu secured 7,983 votes, and Osifo gathered just one vote. In Uhunmwonde Local Government Area, Tinubu got 6,159, and Osifo scored zero votes.
In Edo North Senatorial District, Etsako Central Local Government Area, Tinubu secured 4,564 votes while Osifo got zero votes. In Etsako East, Tinubu got 7,123 while Osifo scored zero. Owan East, Tinubu got 5,492, while Osifo scored zero votes. Owan West, Tinubu got 4,139, and Osifo got zero votes. In Akoko-Edo, Tinubu got 7,464, and Osifo got zero votes. Etsako West, Tinubu got 11,497, and Osifo scored zero votes.
In Edo Central Senatorial District, Esan South East, Tinubu got 5,441 and Osifo got zero votes. Esan North East, Tinubu got 4,111, and Osifo got zero. Igueben, Tinubu got 5,467, and Osifo got zero.
In Esan West Local Government Area, Tinubu got 6,820 votes while Osifo scored zero votes. In Esan Central Local Government Area, Tinubu got 5,536 votes, and Osifo scored zero votes.
