OBASEKI, SHAIBU RECEIVE CERTIFICATES OF RETURN

The national Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in charge of Edo, Rivers and Bayelsa States, Mrs. May Agbmuche-Mbu, has t Philip SHAIBU.

Making the presentation, Mrs. Agbmuche-Mbu commended the security agencies and other stakeholders for their role in ensuring free fair and credible governorship election in Edo State.

The state Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Akpofure Rem-Rukeh, had on Sunday 20th September declared Governor Godwin Obaseki, of the PDP, winner of the September 19 election, having polled a total of three hundred and seven thousand, nine hundred and fifty five (307,955) votes cast at the election to defeat his closet rival, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, of the APC, WHO scored a total of two hundred and twenty three thousand, six hundred and nineteen (223,619) votes at the election.

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