The 2016 Edo State gubernatorial election was held on 28 September, 2016 to determine the
Governor
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of
Edo State. The election was originally scheduled for 10 September, however two days before, on 8 September it was postponed due to security concerns.
The incumbent governor,
Adams Oshiomhole, was ineligible to run for a third consecutive term due to
term limit
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s established in the Fifth Amendment to the
Nigeria Constitution. He was succeeded by
Godwin Obaseki, who defeated
PDP candidate
Osagie Ize-Iyamu in the election.
Electoral system
The
Governor of Edo State is elected using the
plurality voting system.
PDP primary
In the PDP
primary election held on 20 June 2016,
Osagie Ize-Iyamu polled a total of 584 votes to defeat Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, his closest rival, who had 91 votes while Solomon Edebiri scored 38 votes.
Candidates
*Party nominee:
Osagie Ize-Iyamu: former Chief of Staff to the Edo State governor and Secretary to the State Government
*Running mate:
John Yakubu John Yakubu is a former chairman of Esan North-East local government area. He was the running mate of Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the People's Democratic Party nominee in the 2016 Edo State gubernatorial election
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*Solomon Edebiri: Businessman, philanthropist. Lost in the primary election.
*Matthew Iduoriyekemwen. Lost in the primary election.
Results
APC primary
Godwin Obaseki, chairman of the Edo State Economy and Strategy Team, emerged victorious in the APC primary, winning 1,618 votes against 11 other candidates. His closest rival was Pius Odubu, the state deputy governor, who came a distant second with 471 votes. The total number of invalid votes was 41. The only female candidate in the primary, Tina Agbarha, came last with just three votes.
Candidates
*Party nominee:
Godwin Obaseki'': Chairman of the Edo State Economy and Strategy Team
:*Running mate: Philip Shuaibu
*Pius Odubu: Edo State Deputy Governor. Lost in the primary election.
*
Oserheimen Osunbor: former Governor. Lost in the primary election.
*
Chris Ogiemwonyi: former Minister of State for Works. Lost in the primary election.
Results
General Election
A total of 19 candidates registered with the
Independent National Electoral Commission
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. APC candidate Obaseki won the election with 52% of the vote to PDP candidate Ize-Iyamu's 41%.
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,900,233 while 622,039 voters were accredited. Voter turnout was 613,244 and the difference in total votes won between the two major candidates was 66,310.
Results
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