Edo 2020: Obaseki Trumps Ize-iyamu 57% To 40%, Emerges Winner In broadcasting station Debaters Poll(full result here)

     

Edo State Governor, and APC governorship candidate, Mr Godwin Obaseki (right); and gov candidate of Edo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, at the birthday thanksgiving service in honour of Pastor Ize-Iyamu and his wife, in Benin City, on Friday, June 21, 2019.

Edo State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday trumped candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Osagie Ize-Iyamu by well over 17 points (Obaseki 57.73%; Ize-Iyamu 40.07%), in an online poll conducted by a broadcasting station, CHANNELS Television in partnership with Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room.


The poll, according to the organisers, was put together to enable the general public select their preferred gubernatorial candidates that will feature in the station’s forthcoming debate programme.










Members of the public were asked to vote for the gubernatorial candidates of their choice from among the 14 listed, including Godwin Obaseki, PDP; Osagie Ize-Iyamu, APC; Jones Osagiobare YPP; Lucky Osagie Idehen, APGA; Felix Obayangbon, SDP, and nine others.


The poll which lasted over three hours, saw the APC candidate, Ize-Iyamu in an early lead, only to be trounced by Godwin Obaseki, the PDP candidate, who sustained the lead; 57.73% to 40.07%, till the poll closed.

Special Adviser to Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, commenting on the poll result, noted that “it reflects Governor Obaseki’s popularity and gives insight into the outcome of September 19 poll.


VOICE AIR MEDIA understands that the candidate of the YPP, Osagiobare, took the third position with 0.36%. From bottom, Felix Obayangbon of the SDP scored zero vote; Igbineweka Osamuede of APM scored 0.07 %; while Stevie Nash Ozono of NRM scored 0.11%.










Details of the result below...