Monday Okpebholo, governor-elect of Edo, has been spotted kneeling before Senate President Godswill Akpabio after his victory at the gubernatorial election in the state, generating a reaction among the people of Edo.
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Akpabio, who was in Edo during Saturday’s election, is said to have been instrumental in making sure Okpebholo was the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the poll.
Initially, Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north, was backing Dennis Idahosa, a serving house of Representatives member, for the governorship ticket before Monday Okpebholo clinched the ticket and Idahosa became his running mate.
Okpebholo, a serving senator, won the election with 291,667votes to defeat his closest rival, Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 247,274 votes.
Olumide Akpata, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), came a distant third with 22, 763 votes.
According to INEC APC won the election in 11 of the 18 LGAs in Edo, while the PDP secured victories in the remaining seven LGAs.
