Edo State Governor elect, Monday Okpebholo a serving senator and his deputy, Dennis Idahosa have been sworn in as the governor and deputy governor of the state.
The Chief Justice of the state, Daniel Okungbowa administered the oath to the number one and two citizens of the state at the stadium at Samuel Ogbemudia, Stadium.
They both swore to uphold the constitution and work within its dictate as well as see to the well-being of the people of the state.
As candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Okpebholo won the September 21 off-cycle governorship election in the state.
He polled 291,667 votes to defeat Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who came second with 247,274 votes.
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Olumide Akpata, candidate of the Labour Party, LP, came third with 22,763 votes.
Dennis Idahosa was also sworn in as Edo deputy governor.
Dignitaries including Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, chair of the governors forum; Philip Shaibu, reinstated deputy governor of Edo; and other governors under the aegis of the party were in attendance as Okpebholo took the oath of office.
The new governor rode in an open-top van round the stadium afterwards while acknowledging cheers from supporters.
Supporters of the party at the stadium cheered all through the oath-taking processes meant to usher in a new administration in the state.
The ceremony was attended by some dignitaries including the Minister of Aviation Festus Keyamo, a former governor of the Edo Adams Oshiomhole among others.
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