The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has begun announcing the results of various local governments in the Edo State governorship election which held on Wednesday.

Results so far announced indicate that the exercise is a two-horse race between Godwin Obaseki of the ruling All Pro‎gressives Congress, APC, and Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

So far results of nine local governments have been realed and the APC has won five of them with the PDP wining four.

The following are the local government results between APC and PDP as announced by INEC:

LGA: Owan West: Number of registered voters: 54,406; Number of accredited voters: 24,487

APC: 12,862; PDP: 10,132; Total votes cast: 23,290; Rejected votes: 1,002

LGA: Egor:  Number of registered voters: 184,296; Number of accredited voters: 49,802

APC: 26,177; PDP: 19,514; Total valid votes cast: 46,728; Rejected votes: 2,811

One polling unit cancelled because of failure to use the card reader.

LGA: Esan NorthEast: Number of registered voters: 74,293; Number of accredited voters: 27,121;

APC: 9,130; PDP: 16,220; Total valid votes: 25,747; Rejected votes: 1,197

Three cancellations due to number of votes cast exceeding number of accredited voters.

LGA: Igueben: Number of registered voters: 42,655; Number of accredited voters: 16,482

APC: 7,802; PDP: 7,560; Total valid votes: 15,506; Rejected votes: 580

LGA: Uhunmwode: Number of registered voters: 62,987; Number of accredited voters: 21,927

APC: 10,911; PDP: 8,667; Total valid votes: 19,971; Rejected votes: 1,759

There was cancellation of results in three polling units due to violence and discrepancy between the number of accredited voters and total votes cast.

LGA: Esan South East: Number of registered voters: 66,695; Number of accredited voters: 22,522

APC: 9,554; PDP: 11,466; Total valid votes: 21,250; Rejected votes: 806

LGA: Oredo; Number of registered voters: 273,614; Number of accredited voters: 74,076

APC: 37,612; PDP: 30,492; Total valid votes: 69,401; Rejected votes: 4,311

LGA: Orhionmwon; Number of registered voters: 102,921; Number of accredited voters: 34,270

APC: 15,262; PDP: 16,446; Total valid votes: 32,213; Rejected votes: 1,788

LGA: Esan West: Number of registered voters: 87,867; Number of accredited voters: 31,866

APC: 13,114; PDP: 16,311; Total valid votes: 29,963; Rejected votes: 1,563

The INEC officials have gone on a little recess, temporarily halting the announcement of results.

The following were the results announced as the collation exercise resumed:

Owan East: APC: 21, 233; PDP: 12,889

LGA: Ovia North East: APC: 17,561; PDP: 13,141

LGA: Esan Central; APC: 9781; PDP: 10,180

LGA: Etsako Central; APC: 10,373; PDP: 8,827

LGA: Etsako East; APC: 18,078; PDP: 12,552; Five polling units cancelled.

LGA: Etsako West; APC: 29,199; PDP: 10,843

LGA: Ikpoba Okha: APC: 33,469; PDP: 26,096

LGA: Akoko Edo: APC: 24,545; PDP: 13,027

the result from one local government Area, Ovia South-West, is being awaited, and a one hour break has been called.

After the break, the result of the remaining local government was announced as follows:

LGA: Ovia South West: APC: 12,820; PDP: 8,810

Total final results

Registered voters: 1,900,223
Accredited voters: 622,039

AA = 155; ACP= 1,350; ACPN = 3,184; APC = 319,483; APGA = 876; CPC = 276; IP = 99; KOWA = 75;

LP = 182; MPPP = 125; NCP = 294; NNPP = 118; PDC = 1,289; PDP = 253,173; PPA = 855; PPM = 112;

SDP = 72; UPP = 431; YDP = 200

Valid votes: 582,2999

Rejected votes: 30,945

Total votes cast: 613,244