The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the Edo State Governorship Election, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, was defeated by the Peoples Democratic Party in his local government, Orhiomwon.
The Independent National Electoral Commission announced that the APC polled 10,458 votes while PDP got 13,445 votes in the local government.
Ize-Iyamu hails from Iguododo in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state.
Earlier, the running mate of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the Edo governorship election, Philip Shaibu, won his ward but lost the election in his local government, Etsako west, to the APC.
