President Bola Tinubu secured 131,096 votes in the All Progressives Congress presidential primary conducted across the 192 wards of Edo State on Saturday.
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, who served as the returning officer for the exercise, announced that the election was peaceful across the state.
According to him, Tinubu’s challenger, Stanley Osifo, scored only one vote in the entire primary.
“The election was peacefully conducted across Edo State. I participated in the election myself as I voted in my ward, and the results have been presented as they are from all the 192 wards in the state. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu secured 131,096 votes while Osifo scored one vote,” Okpebholo said.
Collation officers from the 18 local government areas presented the results at the APC secretariat on Ikpoba Hill in Benin City.
In Edo South Senatorial District, Tinubu recorded the highest figures, polling 13,147 votes in Ikpoba-Okha, 10,074 in Egor and 9,177 in Oredo, while Osifo failed to secure any vote in the councils.
Tinubu also dominated Edo North, scoring 11,497 votes in Etsako West, 7,464 in Akoko-Edo and 7,123 in Etsako East, with Osifo recording zero votes across the district.
In Edo Central, Tinubu polled 6,820 votes in Esan West, 5,536 in Esan Central and 5,467 in Igueben, while Osifo again failed to secure any vote.
