Senator Monday Okpebholo has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC governorship primaries in Edo State, Southern Nigeria.
The final outcome of the exercise was announced by the Chairman of the election committtee and Governor of Cross River State, Bassey Otu, following the collation of results from the 18 Local Government Areas.
Senator Okpebholo polled 12,433 votes to defeat 11 other aspirants who contested the re-run election, which was initiated after the first contest was declared inconclusive by the National Working Committee of the party.
The senator was one of the three winners that emerged from last Saturday’s cancelled shadow poll.
Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State was earlier replaced with Otu who, according to the APC, will not be available for the re-run election.
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Lateefah Ibrahim
