Asue Ighodalo, the Peoples Democratic Party‘s (PDP) candidate for governor of Edo state, has won his polling unit.
Ighodalo received 200 votes from unit 11, Ward 1, in Ewohimi, Esan Southeast LGA, where he cast his ballot.
On Monday, Okpebholo, the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, received 45 votes.
Earlier, Labour Party (LP) candidate Olumide Akpata lost his polling unit to Ighodalo.
Ighodalo received 41 votes, defeating the previous president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), who received 32 votes at polling unit 11, Ward 06, Oredo LGA in Benin.
Ighodalo accused police operators of intimidating voters during the election.
Ighodalo claimed that one of the PDP’s supporters was apprehended by police while attempting to vote.
He also said that officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) arrived late at his polling station and requested an extension of the voting session.
Ighodalo said:
“One of our supporters was arrested by men in mufti carrying guns. Nobody should carry a gun to a polling unit; that’s against the law and regulation.”
“But you just see people misbehaving, oppressing, and trying to intimidate our voters. We won’t be intimidated and oppressed.
“How come it is only PDP supporters that are being arrested? Every day, you see APC supporters doing the worst things imaginable; nobody arrests them, nobody even investigates them.
“The authorities should create a free and fair level playing field. It is getting too much, particularly from the police force or people that claim to be policemen. If policemen want to be politicians, they should retire.
“INEC has delayed for over two hours; the only fair thing will be for closure to be extended by maybe for 2 or 3 hours. So that everybody can get to vote.”
