Ize-Iyamu's loss in Edo governorship election shocks El-Rufai
El-Rufai says the polls were in favour of the APC candidate before the election.
Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, says the election witnessed little violence [TheAfricaReport]
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![Monday Okpebholo and Asue Ighodalo are the candidates for the APC and PDP, respectively, in the upcoming Edo governorship poll. [X/Facebook]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'100'%20height%3D'100'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "Monday Okpebholo and Asue Ighodalo are the candidates for the APC and PDP, respectively, in the upcoming Edo governorship poll. [X/Facebook]")
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki, the winner of the September 19 election after concluding votes collation on Sunday, September 20, 2020.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) beat Ize-Iyamu, his closest challenger, by a total of 84,336 votes.
![APC's Osagie Ize-Iyamu (left) and PDP's Godwin Obaseki (right) finished as the top two candidates in the election contested by 14 candidates [Twitter/@PastorIzeIyamu]](data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20width%3D'790'%20height%3D'527'%20data-ring-placeholder%3D'1'%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E "APC's Osagie Ize-Iyamu (left) and PDP's Godwin Obaseki (right) finished as the top two candidates in the election contested by 14 candidates [Twitter/@PastorIzeIyamu]")
APC's Osagie Ize-Iyamu (left) and PDP's Godwin Obaseki (right) finished as the top two candidates in the election contested by 14 candidates [Twitter/@PastorIzeIyamu]
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While speaking during an interview on Channels TV on Monday, September 21, El-Rufai said the polls were in favour of the APC candidate just three weeks to the election
He said he was surprised by the outcome of the election because he was optimistic about victory.
"I don't know what happened in the last two, three weeks of the campaign.
"As you know, a large number of voters make up their minds in the last two weeks of election," he noted.
The governor said the election was 'reasonably decent' with 'very little violence', and accepted that Obaseki won.
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However, Ize-Iyamu has failed to concede the election, announcing that he was studying the result before making a decision on next moves.
The APC in Edo has also publicly rejected the result, alleging that it was marred by numerous electoral malpractices.
Governor Obaseki finished with 307,955 votes at the conclusion of the contest, while Ize-Iyamu finished with 223,619 votes.
All the 12 other candidates finished the election with a combined total of 5,833 votes.
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