The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is presently in the process of collating the results of the governorship election in Kogi State. As reported by BusinessDay, INEC had scheduled off-cycle governorship elections for Saturday, November 11, 2023, in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States.
In the Kogi State governorship race, the primary contenders include the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). These political heavyweights are vying for the leadership position in the state, and as the results are being tallied, the electoral landscape is tense with anticipation.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is currently in the process of compiling the results of the governorship election in Kogi State. According to reports from BusinessDay, INEC had organized off-cycle governorship elections on Saturday, November 11, 2023, in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States.
In the Kogi State governorship race, the main contenders are the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). These political heavyweights are competing for the leadership position in the state, and as the results are being counted, the electoral atmosphere is filled with anticipation.
As of now, Ahmed Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is leading the polls, securing victories in 12 local government areas (LGAs), Yakubu Murtala of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has claimed victory in seven LGAs while Dino Melaye of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is yet to win any.
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Kogi election results (live update):
Adavi LGA
RA: 11
– Registered voters: 114,663
– Accredited voters: 103,251
– APC: 101,156
– PDP: 1,005
– SDP: 268
– Valid votes: 103,105
– Rejected votes: 67
– Total votes cast: 103,172
Ajaokuta LGA
RA: 13
– Registered voters: 96,504
– Accredited voters: 33,806
– APC: 23,211 (winner)
– PDP: 483
– SDP: 8,869
– Valid votes: 33,173
– Rejected votes: 580
– Total votes cast: 33,753
Cancellation: Nill
Ankpa LGA
RA: 13
– Registered voters: 180,095
– Accredited voters: 57,650
– APC: 8,707
– PDP: 3,654
– SDP: 43,258 (winner)
– Valid votes: 56,395
– Rejected votes: 873
– Total votes cast: 57,268
Cancellation: Nill
Bassa LGA
RA: 10
– Registered voters: 69,376
– Accredited voters: 22,276
– APC: 9,515
– PDP: 1,005
– SDP: 7,543
– Valid votes: 21,554
– Rejected votes: 718
– Total votes cast: 22,272
– Cancellation:
Six polling units in four RAs were cancelled for over voting
Dekina LGA
– Registered voters: 187,881
– Accredited voters: 60,588
– APC: 9,174
– PDP: 499
– SDP: 47,480 (winner)
– Valid votes: 59,151
– Rejected votes: 1,168
– Total votes cast: 60,319
– Cancellation: Results from two polling units were cancelled for over voting
Idah LGA
RA = 10
– Registered voters: 64,339
– Accredited voters: 23,044
– APC: 2033
– PDP: 271
– SDP: 20,059 (Winner)
– Valid votes: 22,742
– Rejected votes: 280
– Total votes cast: 23,022
Igala Mela LGA
RA = 10
– Registered voters: 77,577
– Accredited voters: 27,365
– APC: 2,975
– PDP: 140
– SDP: 23,185 (Winner)
– Valid votes: 26,665
– Rejected votes: 696
– Total votes cast: 27,361
Ijumu LGA
RA: 15
– Registered voters: 66,482
– Accredited voters: 20,405
– APC: 10,524 (winner)
– PDP: 6,909
– SDP: 356
– Valid votes: 19,991
– Rejected votes: 384
– Total votes cast: 20,375
Cancellation: nill
Kabba/Bunni LGA
RA = 15
– Registered voters: 87,162
– Accredited voters: 24,242
– APC: 12,376 (Winner)
– PDP: 8,566
– SDP: 942
– Valid votes: 23,823
– Rejected votes: 419
– Total votes cast: 24,242
– Cancellation:
Polling unit 09
Registered voters/Number of PVCs collected : 174
Refusal to use BVAS for accreditation
Kogi Koton Karge LGA
RA = 11
– Registered voters: 63,342
– Accredited voters: 27,184
– APC: 14,769 (Winner)
– PDP: 2,974
– SDP: 8,441
– Valid votes: 26,541
– Rejected votes: 308
– Total votes cast: 26,849
-Cancellation:
Ward 3 (2 polling units)
Total registered voters: 2,216
PVCs collected: 2,114
Reason: over-voting
Lokoja LGA
RA = 10
– Registered voters: 157,248
– Accredited voters: 36,526
– APC: 19,105 (Winner)
– PDP: 4,028
– SDP: 1,038
– Valid votes: 34,932
– Rejected votes: 1,208
– Total votes cast: 36,140
– Cancellation:
Results from 18 polling units were cancelled for various reasons such as refusal to use BVAS, manual accreditation, voting under intimidation and over voting.
Mopamoro
– Registered voters: 26,827
– Accredited voters: 9,193
– APC: 5,077 (Winner)
– PDP: 1,562
– SDP: 253
– Valid votes: 9,049
– Rejected votes: 136
– Total votes cast: 9,185
– Cancellation:Nill
Olamaboro LGA
– Registered voters: 105,864
– Accredited voters: 30,287
– APC: 5,572
– PDP: 1,376
– SDP: 22,173 (winner)
– Valid votes: 29,731
– Rejected votes: 495
– Total votes cast: 30,226
Cancellation:
RA: 02 and 03
Reason: Overvoting
Ogori Magongo LGA
(Result from one ward, Oshobane)
– Registered voters: 17,688
– Accredited voters: 665
– APC: 362 (winner)
– PDP: 86
– SDP: 195
– Valid votes: 658
– Rejected votes: 7
– Total votes cast: 665
– Number of Collected PVCs in the whole LGA: 15,822
– Number of voters in Oshobane: 2010
Total number of voters who didn’t vote = 13,812
(9 wards with 67 polling units INEC canceled)
Omala LGA
RA: 14
– Registered voters: 74,536
– Accredited voters: 22,538
– APC: 2,902
– PDP: 892
– SDP: 18,160 (winner)
– Valid votes: 22,137
– Rejected votes: 196
– Total votes cast: 22,513
Cancellation: nill
Ofu LGA
RA: 14
– Registered voters: 101,964
– Accredited voters: 36,087
– APC: 5,245
– PDP: 293
– SDP: 28,768 (winner)
– Valid votes: 35,180
– Rejected votes: 587
– Total votes cast: 35,767
Cancellation: nill
Okene LGA
RA: 11
– Registered voters: 151,243
– Accredited voters: 141,898
– APC: 138,416 (winner)
– PDP: 1,463
– SDP: 271
– Valid votes: 141,531
– Rejected votes: 134
– Total votes cast: 141,538
Okehi LGA
RA: 11
– Registered voters: 94,456
– Accredited voters: 57,243
– APC: 53,062 (Winner)
– PDP: 2,722
– SDP: 153
– Valid votes: 57,002
– Rejected votes: 174
– Total votes cast: 57,176
Okehi LGA
RA: 11
– Registered voters: 94,456
– Accredited voters: 57,243
– APC: 53,062 (Winner)
– PDP: 2,722
– SDP: 153
– Valid votes: 57,002
– Rejected votes: 174
– Total votes cast: 57,176
Yagba East LGA
RA: 10
– Registered voters: 53,436
– Accredited voters: 18,001
– APC: 7,096 (Winner)
– PDP: 2,615
– SDP: 312
– Valid votes: 17,649
– Rejected votes: 344
– Total votes cast: 17,993
Cancellation:
Polling unit 002, RA 9 (Itodo)
Total PVC collected: 858
Registered voters: 1065
Reason for cancellation: Overvoting
Yagba West LGA
– Registered voters: 51,234
– Accredited voters: 17,152
– APC: 7,969 (Winner)
– PDP: 3,010
– SDP: 1,002
– Valid votes: 16,738
– Rejected votes: 363
– Total votes cast: 17,101
Ahmed Ododo (APC) = 10 LGAs
Dino Melaye (PDP) = 0
Yakubu Murtala (SDP) = 2 LGAs
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