The Labour Party gubernatorial candidate, Olumide Akpata, has been defeated in his polling unit.
Charmingpro reported that Akpata alongside the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress are the leading contenders of the Edo State number one sit.
The PDP candidate scored 41 votes to beat his closest challenger, Akpata who scored 31 votes in his own PU.
The APC recorded 19 votes.
PDP: 41
LP: 32
APC: 19
Upon casting his vote, Akpata had described his voting experience as “seamless”.
He, however, said that his wish is that every other voter in the state will have the same seamless experience as he did