The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the Edo State governorship election, Godwin Obaseki, as the Governor-elect.
The declaration followed Obaseki meeting the criteria to emerge governor based on the election conducted in the state on Wednesday.
Obaseki scored a total of 319,483 votes to defeat Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 253,173 votes.
Obaseki equally won in 13 out of the 18 local government area of the State.
The PDP and Ize-Iyamu have faulted the outcome of the election.
They have vowed to contest it in the law courts.

The full results
1. Owan west
APC 12, 862
PDP 10, 132

2. EGOR
APC 26, 862
PDP 19, 514

3. ESAN NORTH EAST
APC 9, 130
PDP 16, 220

4. IGUEBEN
APC 7, 802
PDP 7,650

5. OHUNMWODE
APC 10, 911
PDP 8, 667

6. ESAN SOUTH EAST
APC 9, 554
PDP 11, 466

7. OREDO
APC 37, 612
PDP 30, 492

8. ORHIONMWON
APC. 15, 262
PDP. 16, 446

9. ESAN WEST
APC 13, 114
PDP 16, 311

10. OWAN EAST
APC: 21, 233
PDP: 12, 889

11. OVIA NORTH EAST
APC: 17,561
PDP: 13,141

12. ESAN CENTRAL
APC: 9,781
PDP: 10,180

13. ETSAKO EAST
APC 18, 078
PDP 12, 552

14. ETSAKO WEST
APC 29, 199
PDP 10, 843

15. IKPOBA OKHA
APC 33, 469
PDP 26, 096

16. AKOKO EDO
APC 24, 545
PDP 13, 027

17. ETSAKO CENTRAL
APC 10, 373
PDP 8, 827

18. OVIA SOUTH WEST
APC 12, 820
PDP 8, 810.