The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday presented certificates of return to the Edo State Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, and his Deputy, Dennis Idahosa, on Thursday (today).
The certificates were issued at the INEC headquarters, five days after Okpebholo and his deputy were declared the winner of the poll.
Okpebholo, who was the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the winner of the tightly contested Edo governorship election on Sunday.
The Returning Officer for the election and the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Faruq Kuta, announced the result at the INEC collation centre in Benin City.
Okpebholo secured 291,667 votes, winning 11 out of the 18 Local Government Areas in the state.
His closest rival, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party, obtained 247,274 votes, winning seven LGAs.
Labour Party’s Olumide Akpata finished third with 22,761 votes.
