Governor Godwin Obaseki has been defeated at his Oredo local government area of Edo state, according to the results reeled out by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the collation centre in Benin.

According to the result, the All Progressives Congress (APC) garnered 30,780 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the ruling and Governor Obaseki's party, got 24,938 votes from the local government. The Labour Party came in third with 5,389.

How many people voted at Obaseki's LG

The results announced by INEC and monitored by Legit.ng show that the total number of votes from the local government is 64,042. The valid votes were 62,703, and the rejected votes were 1,339.

Recall that Governor Obaseki earlier in the day stormed the office of the electoral commission over an alleged plot to manipulate the election in favour of the APC and Okpebholo.

The Edo governorship election has been considered a three-horse race, with Ighodalo of the PDP, Monday Okpebholo of the APC, and Labour Party Olumide Akpata at the centre stage.