The Senate President Godswill Akpabio will be presenting the results of the just concluded Edo State governorship election to President Bola Tinubu.
This was confirmed by Senator Akpabio on Monday, September 23, while he was speaking with journalists in Benin, Edo state’s capital city.
According to the Senate President, he will make the presentation of the result to President Tinubu once he returns to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.
The Senate President also confirmed that the result sheet of the governorship poll was handed to him by the chairman of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, Jeret Tenebe.
Akpabio said, “I was presented with a copy of the results sheet by the Edo State chairman, Jeret Tenebe, shortly before my departure to Abuja.
“This will be transmitted to our party leader and President, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR,” Akpabio said.
Recall that Monday Okpebholo was declared winner of the Edo governorship election by the Independent Bational Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sudnay, September 22.
Okpebholo clinched the governorship seat ahead of PDP’s Asue Ighadolo and Labour Party’s Olumide Akpata who came second and third respectively.
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