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| Victory: Governor Adams Ashomhole |
Nigeria — The incumbent governor of Edo State and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate for the Edo state governorship election, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, has been re-elected for another four years as the governor of the state.
Adams Oshiomhole scored a total of 477,478 votes to defeat his
closest rival, Charles Airhiavbere of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
who pulled a total of 144,235 votes while the All Nigeria Peoples
Party's candidate (ANPP), Solomon Edebri, scored 3,642 in an election
which took place Saturday July 14, 2012.
Declaring the result of the election today, the returning officer, Godwin Oshodin Osayuike (vice- chancellor of University of Benin) for the governorship election, said Oshiomhole won all the 18 local government areas in the state with a landslide victory.
Victory parade in the rain
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Oshiomhole defied an early morning rain and embarked on a victory parade in the streets Benin.
At Ring Road, Oshiomhole mounted a jeep where he addressed people, who thronged the streets of Benin to celebrate the victory.
Jubilating in the rain
In Benin, residents and supporters of the ACN defied the rain to celebrate the victory of the party.
The party secretariat at Airport Road was taken over by jubilant supporters seeing chanting victory songs and dancing to express their joy.
Mr Johnson Okoduwa, one of the ACN supporters, said: "I do not know how to express my happiness. That is why I have chosen to come out even in the rain to celebrate."
"It has not been easy since the campaign started and up till now, God has done it again for the people of Edo. God will not allow Edo to return to the dark days again."
In Auchi residents trooped to the streets in jubilation to mark the victory. A News Agency of Nigeria correspondent in the town reported that residents of the area occupied major streets dancing and waving the flag of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in celebration.
Some of the residents trooped to beer parlours offering free drinks and food to celebrate what some of them termed as a major mile-stone in the politics of the state.
Alhaji Usman Shagadi, Deputy Chairman of the ACN in the state described the victory as the people's endorsement of the good work done by the governor.
"I am delighted; Oshiomhole worked for the state and no amount of money could have persuaded the people to vote against him."
"This is our own way of compensating him for a job well done."
A member of ACN representing Etsako Federal Constituency, Alhaji Abubakar Momoh, said the victory was "a battle well fought".
He said the victory had put to an end the divisive politics of ethnicity in the state and prayed that the entire country would learn from the Edo election.
Momoh commended INEC for conducting one of the freest elections in the country, saying it should serve as a lesson to politicians to always put the peoples' interest ahead of any other consideration.
"If every election will be conducted like this, Nigeria will be among the Nations where credible elections are conducted.
"This also shows that any political office holder who does not perform will be voted out of office as people are more conscious of the performance of politicians while in office," Momoh said.
NAN reports that chieftains of the PDP in the area declined comment saying they were awaiting directives from the state office.
Declaring the result of the election today, the returning officer, Godwin Oshodin Osayuike (vice- chancellor of University of Benin) for the governorship election, said Oshiomhole won all the 18 local government areas in the state with a landslide victory.
Victory parade in the rain
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Oshiomhole defied an early morning rain and embarked on a victory parade in the streets Benin.
At Ring Road, Oshiomhole mounted a jeep where he addressed people, who thronged the streets of Benin to celebrate the victory.
Jubilating in the rain
In Benin, residents and supporters of the ACN defied the rain to celebrate the victory of the party.
The party secretariat at Airport Road was taken over by jubilant supporters seeing chanting victory songs and dancing to express their joy.
Mr Johnson Okoduwa, one of the ACN supporters, said: "I do not know how to express my happiness. That is why I have chosen to come out even in the rain to celebrate."
"It has not been easy since the campaign started and up till now, God has done it again for the people of Edo. God will not allow Edo to return to the dark days again."
In Auchi residents trooped to the streets in jubilation to mark the victory. A News Agency of Nigeria correspondent in the town reported that residents of the area occupied major streets dancing and waving the flag of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in celebration.
Some of the residents trooped to beer parlours offering free drinks and food to celebrate what some of them termed as a major mile-stone in the politics of the state.
Alhaji Usman Shagadi, Deputy Chairman of the ACN in the state described the victory as the people's endorsement of the good work done by the governor.
"I am delighted; Oshiomhole worked for the state and no amount of money could have persuaded the people to vote against him."
"This is our own way of compensating him for a job well done."
A member of ACN representing Etsako Federal Constituency, Alhaji Abubakar Momoh, said the victory was "a battle well fought".
He said the victory had put to an end the divisive politics of ethnicity in the state and prayed that the entire country would learn from the Edo election.
Momoh commended INEC for conducting one of the freest elections in the country, saying it should serve as a lesson to politicians to always put the peoples' interest ahead of any other consideration.
"If every election will be conducted like this, Nigeria will be among the Nations where credible elections are conducted.
"This also shows that any political office holder who does not perform will be voted out of office as people are more conscious of the performance of politicians while in office," Momoh said.
NAN reports that chieftains of the PDP in the area declined comment saying they were awaiting directives from the state office.
Daily Trust
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