INEC releases final results in Edo

The final results of the National Assembly election in Edo State have been released, with the Action Congress of Nigeria clinching the remaining senatorial seat. In the results released late Sunday, Senator Ehigie Uzamere defeated Mrs. Daisy Danjuma to retain the Edo South Senatorial District, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. Uzamere scored 135,346 votes as against 70,725 polled by Danjuma. NAN reports that Danjuma represented the area in the Senate between 2003 and 2007. For the Ovia Federal Constituency, Mr. Isaac Osahon of the ACN, who polled 25,800 votes, defeated his PDP opponent, Charity Amayaewma, who scored 17,659. With the latest results, the ACN has secured two senatorial seats in the state and six House of Representatives slots, while the PDP won one senatorial seat and two House of Representatives seats. The result of the House of Representatives seat in Akoko-Edo is still outstanding as the election is scheduled for April 26. By Agency Reporter Courtesy Of: Punch