Senator Monday Okpebholo has emerged as the winner of the All Progressives Congress governorship primaries in Edo State. He garnered 12,433 votes, defeating 11 other aspirants in the re-run election that was conducted after the initial contest was declared inconclusive by the party leadership.
Senator Okpebholo was among the three candidates who emerged victorious in the cancelled shadow poll held last Saturday. The final results were officially announced in Benin by the new Chairman of the election committee, Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State, after the collation of results from all 18 Local Government Areas.
It was reported by The PUNCH that Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State was replaced by Governor Otu, who had indicated that he would not be available for the re-run election.
More information will be provided later.
