We officially welcome you to the NigerianEye LIVE COVERAGE of The 2020 Edo Governorship Election - (Please continue to refresh this page for LIVE updates from Edo state)
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7:34AM - Obaseki or Ize-Iyamu?
The battle of who emerges governor of the State is clearly between incumbent Governor, Godwin Obaseki of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu.
Pastor Ize-Iyamu has the backing of the former Governor of the State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, who is the immediate past National Chairman of the APC.
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7:25AM - It's time for Edo to decide
1,726,738 are eligible to vote in today’s election out of 2,210,534 registered voters
INEC says there are 483,796 ineligible voters who have not collected their PVCs.
Edo has 18 local government areas, with 192 wards and 2,627 polling units.
A further breakdown of the registered voters shows that the male accounts for 1,159,325 (representing 52 per cent) while 1,051,209 (48 percent) are female.
Similarly, from the total registered voters, the youth (18-35 years) account for 50 per cent (1,105,338); middle aged (36-50 years) account for 29.1 per cent (643,551); and the elderly (51-70 years) has 15.99 per cent (353,508).
Eligible voters classified as the old (70 years and above) account for 4.89 per cent (108,137).
Further distribution of registered voters in the three senatorial districts of the state shows that Edo South has the highest figure of 1,281,414: the North with 564,122 while Central Senatorial District has 364,998.
Edo South has seven council areas; the North has six while the Central has five.
According to the number of collected PVCs, Oredo zone has 240,197; Ikpoba-Okha is 214,882; Egor has 158,817; Etsako West has 128,188 and Akoko Edo with 115,343.
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