Obaseki ran unopposed and polled 90 per cent of the available votes.
A total of 2,234 delegates from the 192 wards and 18 local government areas of the state were billed to participate in the election.
There were initially three aspirants contesting against the governor but they all stepped down, leaving him unopposed. Announcing the result of the election, best described as a ratification, Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, who was the chairman of the Edo primary election committee, declared Mr Obaseki winner of the contest, saying he polled 90 per cent of the available votes.
“I express my heartfelt gratitude to our great party, the @OfficialPDPNig, the leaders, delegates, members and all Edo people for the opportunity to fly the party’s flag in the forthcoming governorship election. God bless you all,” he said in a tweet.
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