BREAKING: Winner Finally Emerges in APC Governorship Primary in Kogi State
- Ahmed Usman Ododo, former Local Government Auditor-General in Kogi State, has won the APC gubernatorial primary election in the state, securing a resounding victory with 78,704 votes
- The APC primary was conducted through direct voting and results were announced by Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon on behalf of the panel's chairman, Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara
- Ododo defeated six other contenders, including Smart Adeyemi, the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District
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Lokoja, Kogi state - Ahmed Usman Ododo, the former Local Government Auditor-General in Kogi state, has emerged as the gubernatorial candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming November governorship election.
The APC primary election was conducted through direct voting in all wards across the state on Friday, April 14, Nigerian Tribune reported.
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Legit.ng gathers that the results were announced by Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon, the secretary of the Kogi State APC Primary Election Committee, on behalf of the panel's chairman, Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State.
Kogi APC guber primary: How Ahmed Usman Ododo won
Ahmed Usman Ododo secured a resounding victory in the primary, garnering a total of 78,704 votes, to defeat six other contenders in the governorship race by a wide margin.
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Notably, several other aspirants, including the state's deputy governor, Edward Onoja, and Governor Yahaya Bello's Chief of Staff, Mohammed Asuku, withdrew from the race the previous night.
In the primary election, Mohammed Ozigi Salami was the runner-up with 1,506 votes, while Smart Adeyemi, the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, received the least number of votes, with only 311.
“Ododo, having scored the majority of the lawful votes cast at the direct primary election conducted on April 14, 2023, in Kogi, is hereby declared the winner of the APC primary election 2023.
“Ahmed Usman-Ododo is hereby returned as the duly elected governorship candidate of APC for the November 2023 governorship election,” Obahiagbon said, The Punch reported.
Winner emerges in APC governorship primary in Imo state
In another report, the Imo state APC has declared Governor Hope Uzodimma, the party's primary election winner, ahead of the crucial gubernatorial polls in Nivember.
Governor Uzodimma was declared the winner on Friday, April 14, by the chairman of Imo State Governorship Primary Election Committee, Rear Admiral William Kayoda (rtd).
The primary election was held at the Ndubuisi Kanu Square in Owerri, the state capital, where the incumbent governor polled a staggering 63,618 votes to emerge victorious in the direct primaries.
Source: Legit.ng
