Di Governor-elect of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, don promise say him go carry di South-South state go higher level wen him start him office.

Di Independent National Electoral Commission, on Sunday, declare Okpebholo, di governorship candidate of di All Progressives Congress, as di winner of di hotly contested election.

Him get 291,667 votes to defeat Asue Ighodalo of di Peoples Democratic Party, wey get 247,274 votes, and Olumide Akpata of di Labour Party, wey come third with 22,761 votes.

As he dey address reporters on Sunday evening after dem declare am winner of last Saturday’s governorship election, Okpebholo thank di people of di state for choosing di right person to govern dem for di next four years.

Him also vow say he go continue from where di former governor Adams Oshiomhole stop and go replicate wetin Senate President Godswill Akpabio do for Akwa Ibom State.

Okpebholo talk say, “I am very happy, and I thank the Edo people for choosing the right person to do the job. Look, the new Edo is rising. I am here to develop Edo. I want to transform Edo the way it should be.

“I want to tell you that I am starting from where Adams Oshiomhole stopped. I also want to let you also know that I would like to imitate what Akpabio has done in Akwa Ibom State. Edo has received a new transformation. By the grace of God, Edo is back again.”