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Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has voted after waiting for over one hour on the queue.<\/p>\n

Obaseki voted alongside his wife at about 11.50 am at polling unit 19, Ward 04 in Oredo Local Government Area.<\/p>\n

There was, however, confusion as fight later broke out between party supporters at the polling unit.<\/p>\n

The clash was resolved about five minutes when the trouble-makers were led away by security agents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa Press-Nigeria: Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has voted after waiting for over one hour on the queue. Obaseki voted alongside his wife at about 11.50 am at polling unit 19, Ward 04 in Oredo Local Government Area. There was, however, confusion as fight later broke out between party supporters at the polling unit. 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