The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of results for the Edo governorship election held on Saturday. Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, INEC’s Returning Officer, announced the suspension on Sunday, citing outstanding results from the Oredo and Ikpoba Okha local governments.
“The collation officers for the two local governments are still on the field, and we cannot proceed without their reports,” explained Prof. Kuta, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna. The suspension is effective immediately and will last until 5 PM, when collation is expected to resume.
As of the latest updates, results from 16 out of 18 local government areas indicate that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are leading. Here are the partial results:
- APC: 244,549 votes
- PDP: 187,880 votes
- Labour Party (LP): 21,420 votes
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while waiting for the two remaining results, the APC is leading by a margin of 56,669 votes. Oredo and Ikpoba Okha are the most populous local governments in Edo State.