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The Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday evening released the
full result of the House of Assembly election in Edo State, with the
exception of the result from Igueben where a re-run in two polling
units has been fixed for Thursday, April 28, due to reported cases of
violence.

The results, signed
by the administrative secretary of the commission in the state, Gilbert
Okolocha, shows that the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) won 19 of the
24 seats.

The ruling party in
the state won the 6 seats in Edo North, the 10 in Edo South, and one
out of the six in Edo Central with that of Igueben, the sixth in Edo
Central, pending until after today’s re-run.

Akoko-Edo
constituency I, ACN won with 13,483 votes, ANPP 03, LP 05, PDP 6,939.
Akoko-Edo II, ACN 21,005, LP 25, PDP 7,518. In Egor, ACN’s Paul
Ohombamu scored 12,212, PDP’s Erigbe Blessing polled 4,079, ANPP 48,
AGPA 06.

In Esan Central,
ACN 8,578, ANPP 10, PDP 10,926. Esan North East I, ACN 3,324, ANPP 08,
CPC 03, LP 32, PDP 7,839. Esan North East II, PDP 9,292, ACN 529. Esan
South East, ACN 12,659, ANPP 07, PDP 11,785. Esan West, ACN 11,119, PDP
15,602. Etsako Central, ACN 14,156, CPC 95, PDP 5,949. Etsako East, ACN
19,653, ANPP 20, CPC 61, LP 117, PDP 7,845.

Others are: Etsako
West I, ACN 10,092, ANPP 05, CPC 57, LP 3,062, PDP 3,561. Etsako West
II, ACN 18,043, LP 2,552, PDP 1,118, CPC 97. IKPOBA OKHA, ACN 26,796,
PDP 5146. Oredo East, ACN 14,311, ANPP 46, APGA 07, LP 716, PDP 3,318,
PPP 363.

ACN also took the
lead in Edo South senatorial district in the following order: Oredo
West, ACN 12,503, ANPP 101, APGA 18, LP 139, PDP 3,364. Orhionmwon I,
ACN 9,517, ANPP 20, LP 65, PDP 5,376. Orhionmwon II, ACN 9,354, CPC 20,
LP 232, PDP 3,557. Ovia North East I, ACN 9,354, CPC 20, LP 232, PDP
3,557. Ovia North East II, ACN 8,186, ANPP 389, LP 642, PDP 2,481. Ovia
South West, ACN 14,231, PDP 9,751. Owan East, ACN 24,640, ANPP 11, CPC
27, PDP 10,561. Owan West, ACN 11,407, ANPP 47, LP 86, PDP 8,437.
UHUNWONDE, ACN 11,525, LP 08, PDP 6,608, PPP 879.

Meanwhile, the
incumbent Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Bright Omokhodion,
has rejected the result of the election of Esan West constituency as
announced by INEC. According to the result, Mr Omokhodion lost his
re-election bid into the House of Assembly to Monday Orhue of the PDP.

In a press
statement yesterday, Mr Omokhodion alleged that the PDP officials
hijacked and massively rigged the election in favour of their
candidate. He cited “multiple thumb-printing” and the conversion of PDP
officials’ houses into “election voting centres” as reasons for his
rejection of the result declared by INEC. He has indicated his interest
to contest the result at election petition tribunal.