Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and his deputy, Phillip Shaibu have been issued certificates of return the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The National Commissioner in charge of Edo, Rivers, and Bayelsa, Mrs. May Agbmuche-Mbu presented the certificates to the winners at the INEC office in Aduwawa, Benin City.
She lauded stakeholders particularly the security agencies for their role in the smooth conduct of the governorship poll.
According to her, âI 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.â
Obaseki was returned elected by INEC after polling the highest number of votes in the election conducted on Saturday, September 19.
