The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) received only one vote at Unit 03, Ward 1, Uwessan, in the Esan Central Local Government Area of Edo State, where Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the ongoing Edo governorship election, cast his ballot on Saturday.
In the result declared at the polling unit, Okpebholo polled 102 votes, Olumide Akpata of Labour Party and Ighodalo got one vote each.
Earlier, after exercising his franchise, Okpenholo had boasted that the PDP would not get a single vote there.
“PDP or whatever will not get one vote here because this is my home and my people love me,” he had said.
Okpebholo earlier commended INEC, saying, “What I’m seeing here is like a testimony that INEC is getting it right.”
Asked to comment on his impression on security deployment for the election, the APC candidate said, “I know that everything they are saying about security – this, that – is ‘hyping’. I mean nothing is happening. You can see! Nobody is fighting. No knockout, no stick of matches. So is just for people to scare people away from voting.
“You know Obaseki wanted to cause fire in Edo state but by the grace of God everything is moving perfect.
On the eve of the election, the APC had affirmed Okpebholo’s candidacy in the election.
Meanwhile, Olumide Akpata, Labour Party (LP) candidate in the Edo Governorship Election, has lost his polling unit to candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo.
According to the result announced at Polling Unit 11, Ward 06, Oredo Local Government Area, Ighodalo polled 41 votes while Akpata trailed with 32 votes.
Monday Okpebholo of the All Progress Congress (APC) came third with 19 votes.
After casting his ballot earlier on Saturday, Ighodalo had boasted that he would win the governorship election by landslide.
“We will win this election by landslide and move our state forward by God’s grace. If there is anybody at home, please come out and cast your vote. We are not comfortable with the little shenanigans that is going on particularly from the APC guys.This is a single state election and INEC has all the time to prepare, so there was no need for the delay.”
“There are rumours that they are trying to undermine the election process. Many of them have been caught with ballot papers, PVC’s.
“The worst is that they go round trying to buy votes. They buy votes for N15,000 to N20,000. They are trying everything to subvert the process.”
He noted that the Nigerian military has take charge and shown that they can protect the people.
He said are not worried about the election because they have spent 10 months talking to people, telling them what we will do for them if they elect us.