BENIN CITY – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged with a commanding lead in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary election conducted across Edo State, polling the highest number of votes in all 192 wards of the state.
The exercise, which was held simultaneously with other states across the federation, was declared peaceful by the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, who also served as the returning officer.
He described the process as orderly and transparent, noting that he personally participated and cast his vote in his ward.
Announcing the results at the APC secretariat in Ikpopan, GRA, Benin City, Okpebholo disclosed that President Tinubu secured a total of 131,096 votes across the state, while his sole challenger, Stanley Osifo, reportedly managed just one vote.
According to the breakdown presented by collation officers from the 18 local government areas, Tinubu recorded overwhelming victories across all parts of the state. In Edo South, he dominated polling in Oredo, Ikpoba-Okha, Egor, Orhionmwon, Ovia South West, Ovia North East and Uhunmwonde, posting margins ranging from several thousand votes per local government area, with Stanley Osifo largely scoring zero.
A similar pattern was recorded in Edo North, where Tinubu swept Etsako Central, Etsako East, Etsako West, Owan East, Owan West and Akoko-Edo with comfortable margins, consolidating what party officials described as a unanimous endorsement across the district.
In Edo Central, the President also recorded decisive wins in Esan South East, Esan North East, Igueben, Esan West and Esan Central local government areas, further strengthening his statewide dominance.
With the results collated from all 18 local government areas, party officials declared the exercise concluded without incident, describing the outcome as a clear reflection of overwhelming support for President Tinubu within the state chapter of the APC.