Edo State’s Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, and his Deputy, Dennis Idahosa, on Thursday officially received their certificates of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
This milestone, confirmed by INEC’s National Commissioner Rhoda Gumus, solidifies their positions as the incoming governor and deputy governor.
Okpebholo’s victory in the tightly contested Edo governorship election was announced on Sunday by Prof. Faruq Kuta, the Returning Officer and Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna. With 291,667 votes, Okpebholo secured 11 out of 18 Local Government Areas, surpassing his closest rival, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 247,274 votes across seven LGAs.
