Edo 2020 Election Live Updates, Results And Situation Report

Edo 2020 Election Live Updates, Results And Situation Report can be accessed below.

Today, 19 September 2020, the people of Edo State, South-south Nigeria, will troop out to elect a new governor to govern the southern state for another four years term.

Newsone Nigeria reports that that the election would take place in eighteen (18) Local Government Areas (LGAs) and one hundred and ninety-two (192) wards in the state.

Local government areas where the election will take place are: Akoko Edo with 115,343 voters; Egor has 158,817; Esan Central has 40,831;  Esan North-East has 66,790; Esan South-East has 58,802; Esan West has 83,467;  Etsako Central has 42,042; Etsako East has 67,715;  Etsako West has 128,188, and Igueben has 34,988.

Others are Ikpoba/Okha with 214,822; Oredo, 240,197; Orhionmwon, 102,739; Ovia North-East, 113,167; Ovia South West, 77,468; Owan East, 77,827; Owan West, 46,245 and Uhunmwonde 57,290.

In the build-up to the election, Incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party, has popped up clearly as a top contender for the office of the governor.

On the other hand, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s ruling party, is hoping to unseat Obaseki as the governor.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) put the number of registered voters for the election at 2,210,534. However, 483,796 PVCs were not collected, leaving 1,726,738 voters eligible to take part in today’s election. According to the delimitation of the state, elections would be conducted in the 2,627 polling units in 192 wards in the 18 LGAs of the state.

Fourteen (14) candidates are vying for the post of a governor on the platform of 14 political parties.

The fourteen (14) political parties and fourteen (14) candidates are: EDEMAKHIOTA GODWIN OSAIMIAMIA – AA; MABEL AKOMU OBOH – ADC; IBOI LUCKY EMMANUEL – ADP; OSAGIE ANDREW IZE-IYAMU – APC; OSAGIE LUCKY IDEHEN – APGA;

AMOS OSALUMESE ARELOEGBE – APP; IGBINEWEKA OSAMUEDE – APM; OSIFO UHUNEKPENMA ISAIAH – LP; AGOL EBUN TRACY – NNPP; STEVIE NASH OZONO – NRM; GODWIN NOGHEGHASE OBASEKI – PDP; FELIX IZEKOR OBAYANGBON – SDP; OSAGIOBARE JONES – YPP and AKHALAMHE AMIEMENOGHENA – ZLP.

Newsone Nigeria is on the ground to give you live updates from the election.

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Live reports from Edo state, southern Nigeria.

9.15am: Ovia South-West LG, ward2, PU8, more pictures showing non-compliance with the Covid-19 social distancing rule.

9:13am: Orhionwmwon LG, RA Abiokunla 01, Polling Units 007, blatant breach of social distancing policy. A presiding officer is seen checking the temperature of the voters and giving hand sanitizers.

9.12am: Ovia South-West LG, ward2, PU8, party agents commence accreditation and voting. However, there seems to be no compliance with the Covid-19 social distancing rule.

9:11am: Good turn out of voters here at Eguare Primary School, Ebelle, Ward 06 PU 08, Igueben LGA.

9:07 am: Esan North East LGA, Ward: Amedokhian (07), Polling Unit: Iruele Primary School (003). A Disabled Electorate Trying To Check For his name On The voters list.

9:00am: Voting has commenced at Ward 6, PU 001, Ubiaja 1, ESAN Southeast LGA. No Social Distancing observed. Queue is according to gender.

9:00 am: Igueben LGA, Edo Central PU:005 IDUMUOGO Primary school RA: 01 (Ekekhen) An old man in his 60s casting his vote.

8:59 a.m: Esan South-East LGA Ugboa P.U 9 Ward 10 total reg voters 1191 voting has commenced at Uzgboha pry school.

8:55am: OHORDUA EGUARE PRIMARY SCHOOL (Ward 4,PU 001) ,ESAN SOUTHEAST LGA.

8:49 am: ESAN Southeast LGA, Ward 6, PU 003, voting is about to commence, the PO addressed the voters. It is “No face mask, no voting”.

8:47 Am: INEC Officials Just Pasting The voters list At Amedokhian Primary School IV, Polling Unit 13, Ward 07. Esan North East LGA, Amedokhian Primary School IV.

08:47 am: at Esan North East LGA, Uwalor (Ward 09), Uwalor Primary School 2 (PU 002): The P.O was seen confirming and sorting election materials with party agents.

8:39 am: Igueben LEC official is sanitizing and checking the temperature of voters.

8:36am: Orhionwmwon LG, Urhonigbe Ward, 07, Akugbe Primary School, PU010, the presiding officers are collaborating with party agents as voting is about to kick-off.

8:35am: PU 5, Ogbe II Ward 1, Edo South, Oredo LG Assistant presiding officers are pasting voters register. Security officials are around. People are checking names on the register

8:34am: Owan west, LGA:17 ward 4 PU 003. Voters are seen checking for their names. All is set but voting is yet to commence.

8:25 am: Etsako West Local Government Ward: 11 (Uzairue South West)
PU: 005. 5 minutes to the official commencement of voting, INEC officials are just pasting voters registration list.

8:10 AM: PU 07, Ward 5 Owan East LGA. Voter’s also seen queueing without maintaining social distancing.

8:05 AM: Emaudo/Eguare/Ekpoma, Ra 04, Pu 014 (Emaudo Primary School I) Esan West LGA. Asst. Presiding Officer III Addressing Voters In Their Various Languages.

08:03 AM: PU OO5 UROMI GIRLS PRIMARY SCHOOL IDUMU/OKOJIE (WARD 04), ESAN NORTHEAST LGA. It is observed that many voters are either not wearing a face mask or are wearing it the wrong way.

8:08 AM: Esan Southeast LGA, Ubiaja 1, Ward 06, PU 002, the ad-hoc staff are ready. The cubicle is arranged, voters list pasted and security agents surrounds the area.

7:57 am: Ohiomowhwon LG, RG Area Abiokunla 01, Ago-Ogbeide PU004, the electoral officers are preparing the election materials, voters are seen checking the pasted voters Registration list.

7:45am: One of the cubicles at Ebelle Eguare Primary School, Ward 06, PU 08, Igueben LGA is set up and ready for use.

7:53 AM: PU 06 Tipper Garage, Egor Ward, Egor LGA Voters are waiting to check for their names on the list.

7:47 am: Polling Unit 8 Voting point 1 ward 2 okpon Ovia South West Local Government, the Election officers are setting up for the business of the day.

7:44 AM: Polling Unit 005 and 006, Ugbeka Ward, Orhionmwon LGA Electoral officers just arrived at the units, preparation is ongoing as voters registers are being pasted.

7:43 AM: Ward 5 polling unit 4, argument amongst voters observed. Police officers aren’t doing anything to calm it down. Social Distancing is not observed.

7:38 am: at Unit 5, Uselu II, Egor LG, a couple of voters trying to confirm their names on the pasted Voters’ Registration List.

7:37am: LG:07, Ward 01, PU:01. Voters queuing without observing social distancing.

7:35am: LG:07, Ward 01, PU:01. Assistant Presiding officers paste list of Accredited Voters.

7:29am: at Etsako Central, Ward: 01, PU:02. Assistant Presiding officers paste list of Accredited Voters.

7:20am: at Unit 6, Uselu II, Egor LG, INEC ad-hoc staff have arrived and are seen setting up non-sensitive election materials in preparation for voting.

7:05am: at Egoro, Ra 03. PU 006 (Eguare Primary School 1), Esan west LGA. INEC officials setting up the polling unit.

7:00am: at Egoro, Ra 03 Pu:006(Eguare Primary School) Esan west LGA. INEC officials moving out to their various polling units.