{"id":83372,"date":"2023-02-27T12:05:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T11:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/election-result-labour-party-wins-edo-south-senatorial-seat"},"modified":"2023-02-27T12:05:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T11:05:28","slug":"election-result-labour-party-wins-edo-south-senatorial-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/election-result-labour-party-wins-edo-south-senatorial-seat","title":{"rendered":"Election result: Labour Party wins Edo South Senatorial seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Monday declared Mr Neda Imasuen of the Labour Party, LP, as the winner of the Edo South Senatorial District election of Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Returning Officer, Prof. A. Obasuyi, declared that Imasuen scored 167,250 votes.<\/p>\n<p>He defeated his PDP and APC opponents, who scored 57,933 votes and 61,749, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The LP candidate for Oredo federal constituency, Mr Iyawe Eseosa won his election, Obasuyi said.<\/p>\n<p>The APC and PDP candidates at the election scored 15,747 votes and 11,889 votes, respectively, he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Monday declared Mr Neda Imasuen of the Labour Party, LP, as the winner of the Edo South Senatorial District election of Saturday. The Returning Officer, Prof. A. Obasuyi, declared that Imasuen scored 167,250 votes. 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