Election results: Deputy Majority Leader, Akpatason wins Ako-Edo federal constituency

By Ogaga Ariemu

The Deputy Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon Peter Akpatason of the All Progressives Party, has emerged as the winner of the election into the House of Representatives to represent Akoko-Edo Federal Constituency for a record fourth term.

Professor Robert Okuonghae, the Independent National Electoral Commission collation officer, disclosed that Akpatason scored 14,982 votes to defeat Hon Kabiru Adjoto of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, who polled 9,293 votes, while the Labour Party polled 7,993.