Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has won his polling unit in the ongoing in the state for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the ongoing governorship elections in the state.
The PDP’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo, got 127 votes at Polling Unit 19, Ward 04, in the Oredo Local Government Area, beating the All Progressives Congress (APC) which polled 35 votes. The Labour Party (LP) came third in the polling unit with just 11 votes.
However, result from a polling unit is inconsequential to determine the overall outcome of the election. Governor Obaseki, a PDP member, arrived at his polling unit with his security details to cast his vote.
Voting at the unit started promptly at 8:15 a.m., before rain began to fall at the unit.
Many voters resolutely stayed to vote despite the rainfall on Saturday.
