*Polls 291,667 votes to defeat PDP’s Ighodalo;
Monday Okpebholo
LP’s Akpata; others
By Folorunso Alagbede, Abuja
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Monday Okpebholo, has been declared as the winner of the Saturday, September 21, 2024 governorship election in the state.
The result of the election was announced by the Returning Officer, who is also the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology,, Minna, Niger State, Professor Faruk Adamu Kuta.
According to the results from 18 local government areas (LGAs) announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, Okpebholo secured a total of 291,667 votes.
His closest rival, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), garnered 247,274votes.
Olumide Akpata, representing the Labour Party (LP), came third, receiving a total of 22,763 votes.
Declaring the result, Professor Kuta, said: “Monday Okpebholo, having fulfilled the requirements of the law and got the highest votes is the winner and is returned elected”.
