The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the governing ruling Peoples Democratic Party the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State.
The party scored 300, 372 votes to defeat its closest challenger, the Action Congress of Nigeria, which ganered 159, 913 votes, and 15 other political parties that participated in the election.
The electoral body has therefore declared the candidate of the party, Idris Wada, as governor-elect for the state. It is not known yet whether other candidates have accepted the result. It is
Find result of the election below, as released by INEC.
Accord Party – 1,102
ACN – 159,913
ARP – 598
ANPP – 9,642
APGA – 331
CPC – 5,724
CPP – 379
JP – 619
LP – 216
ND – 112
NDP -226
NTP – 202
PAC – 2,047
PDC – 661
PDP 300,372 (WINNER)
PPN -223
SDNP – 452
UNPP – 198
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