Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Oyegun, has again lost in his polling unit to the Peoples Democratic Party in the Edo State governorship election.
According to Saharareporters, at the end of voting, sorting and counting, the PDP candidate and incumbent governor, Godwin Obaseki, scored 109 votes while the APC trailed behind with 40 votes.
Recall that Oyegun had in a statement during the week refused to endorse Osagie Ize-Iyamu, his party’s candidate in the governorship election.
“I stand with the people of Edo State and urge them to come out massively to exercise their democratic rights. They should vote for good governance, common decency, principled leadership, especially in the political arena and the protection of their democratic rights.
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“They should by their votes make clear that it is their right to choose their governor and nobody else’s. There is no room for fence sitters. This is a special situation and primitive loyalties should and must be set aside. Remember Mr President’s admonition in an equally challenging pre-election situation in Imo State, “vote your conscience,” he said.
In Polling Unit 19, Ward 4, Oredo Local Government Area, the PDP also won.
Obaseki polled 184 votes while the APC candidate, Ize-Iyamu, got 62 votes.
In Unit 21 of the same ward, the PDP polled 53 votes while the APC won 33 votes.
In Unit 23, it was PDP 101, APC 32.
In Unit 24 of the same Oredo Ward 4, PDP won with 94 votes, while the APC got 50 votes.
Also in the same ward, Unit 25, the PDP got 33 votes ahead of the APC’s 22 votes.
Casting of ballots ended in most of the areas at 2:30pm, a report by PUNCH said.
