Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and his deputy have been presented a certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The National Commissioner, INEC in charge of Edo, Rivers, and Bayelsa, May Agbmuche-Mbu made the presentation on Tuesday at the INEC office in Aduwawa, Benin City, the Edo State capital.
“I hereby certify that Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been elected to the office of governor of Edo State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the election held on the 19th of September 2020,” Agbmuche-Mbu said while presenting the certificate to Obaseki.
Governor Obaseki was returned elected by INEC after he polled 307,955 votes to defeat Osagie Ize-Iyamu who came a distant second position with 223, 619 votes.