Finally, Edo APC primary election delivers ‘Siamese’ twins in Okpebholo and Idahosa

… journalists beaten in one of the centers by hoodlums

The much awaited Edo APC direct primary conducted on Saturday has finally delivered a ‘Siamese’ twins in Senator Monday Okpebholo and Hon Denis Idahosa.

Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, at Protea Hotel announced the delivery of Hon Idahosa while Senator Monday Okpepholo was declared winner by the Returning Officer for the election, Dr. Stanley Ugboaje at the residence of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.

Idahosa scored 40,453 votes in one of the Primaries to emerge winner while in the other primary, Sen. Monday Okpebholo polled 12,145 votes to defeat other contestants.

Governor Uzodimma while announcing the results said the election was peaceful across the 18 local government and 192 wards and that Idahosa polled 40,453 votes to emerge winner while Engr. Gideon Ikhine came second with 700 votes

“Therefore, Denis Idahosa having scored the higest votes cast, is hereby declared winner of the primary and returned as the candidate of the party for the Edo Governorship election”

Similarly, the Returning Officer for the election in the second primaries, Dr. Stanley Ugboaje, in announcing the results, said Monday Okpepholo emerged winner with 12,145 votes while Idahosa scored 5,536 votes to emerge second.

“I hereby certified that Monday Okpepholo, having scored the highest votes, is declared winner and duly returned as APC candidate for the election” Ugboaje said

Earlier, hoodlums suspected to be thugs stormed the result collation Lushville Hotel and Suite venue of the primaries and disrupted the process.

Several journalists, including NTA camera man, FRCN and Arise reporters were manhandled while their equipment destroyed.

Before journalists could gather their things together, the thugs swooped on the venue after overpowering the police operatives at the gate.