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BREAKING: PDP Gets First Victory in House of Assembly Election in Top Nigerian State

Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 9:29 AM by Aanu Adegun 1 min read

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Ogori Magongo local government in Kogi state, Bode Ogumola, has been declared the winner of the House of Assembly election held on Saturday in the state.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission’s Returning Officer for the election, Ekundayo Mejebi, declared the results at the council’s collating centre at Magongo in the early hours of Sunday, March 19.

He said the PDP candidate polled 2,910 votes to defeat his closest rival, Major Akerejoka of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who recorded 2,162 votes.

Source: Legit.ng

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Aanu Adegun Aanu Adegun is a journalist with over 9 years of experience in both digital and traditional media. A graduate of English Studies from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo state. Aanu joined Legit.ng in 2016 covering politics and current affairs. Aanu started his journalism career as a features writer. He once anchored some specialised pages of a national newspaper. You can reach him via - aanu.adegun@corp.legit.ng

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