Election: 30 notable things you need to know about Edo

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INEC will conduct a governorship election in Edo State on Saturday.

10. Edo State has a total land area of 17,802 km2 .

16. Edo State, like other states in the country, has three senatorial districts, namely Edo South, Edo Central and Edo North. While PDP won the South and Central districts in the 2019 general elections, the APC won in the Northern district.18. Edo South also comprises mainly the Bini ethnic group. There are however some Ijaw, Itsekiri, Urhobo, Yoruba and Igbo communities in this senatorial district.20. Edo North has the Afemai , Owan and Akoko ethnic groups.

25. Mr Oshiomhole was succeeded in 2016 by the incumbent, Godwin Obaseki, a Bini, from Edo South. He won on the platform of the ruling APC.

 

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