Some hours after the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Godwin Obaseki, was declared winner of Saturday's gubernatorial election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC. On Sunday said he was still “studying the results”, noting that he would announce his next move.
Ize-Iyamu had on Saturday commended the electoral process saying; ‘I am confident of a win in this election’, “The process is good and going on smoothly; there is no thuggery and violence, the place is peaceful and calm.
“I am happy that INEC has a thermometer to check the temperature and they also give out face masks to our people. “We encourage our people to come out in batches so they can strictly adhere to the Covid-19 protocols of social distancing.”
Obaseki however secured 307,955 votes across 18 local government areas while Osagie Ize-Iyamu, polled 223,619. Governor Obaseki defeated Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu with a margin of 84,336.
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