APC Wins Edo HOA Rescheduled Poll

 The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the rescheduled Edo State House of Assembly election for Orhionmwon Constituency II. for Orhionmwon Constituency II.

Punch Nigeria reports that the rescheduled election took place in four wards, Ukpapo, Ugu, Evboesi and Ugboko and 12 polling units. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission had cancelled the exercise on April 11, citing pockets of violence in the areas.

The People’s Democratic Party had earlier withdrawn from the poll over alleged connivance by the

INEC‎ to sway the exercise in favour of the APC. However, the new result was declared on Sunday by the Returning Officer, Olowu Owin. Olowu said the candidate of the APC, Mr. Roland Asoro, had a total of 11,486 votes to defeat Mr. Friday Ogieriakhi of the PDP, who got 8, 640 votes.

Olowu said a total of 20, 671 votes were cast while 545 of them were declared invalid. This new development will make the APC have majority presence in the Assembly, when inaugurated in June, having won 21 out of the 24 seats, leaving the PDP with three.