Full List of APC, PDP and Labour Party Governorship Candidates in Kogi State Emerge
Kogi state for North Central Nigeria is preparing to elect a new governor and different political parties have begun to elect candidates that will represent them in the election that will take place on November 11, 2023.
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Kogi is one of the three states that will hold their gubernatorial elections later this year.
These elections are different from the 2023 general elections because of court cases during the previous election that happened in the states.
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After Primaries, What next? The Kogi election is slated for November 11, 2023
Senator Dino Melaye emerges as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Usman-Ododo will represent the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), while Adejo Okeme clinches the ticket of the Labour Party (LP).
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The Top major contenders for Kogi poll
Senator Dino Melaye - PDP governorship candidate
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The former Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye won the ticket for the state governorship election scheduled for November 11, 2023.
Dino polled 313 votes to defeat his closest rival, Jabiru Usman who polled 127 votes, in the primary election.
Ahmed Usman-Ododo - APC governorship candidate
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Ahmed Usman-Ododo beat Shaibu Audu, Stephen Ochen, Sanusi Ohiare, Smart Adeyemi for the APC Kogi governorship primary election to emerge the candidate of the party.
The party adopts a direct mode of election and Usman-Ododo scored 78,704, Audu polled 763, Ochen got 552, Ohiare scored 424, and Adeyemi polled 311 votes.
Usman-Ododo is the anointed candidate of the incumbent governor of the state Yahaya Bello.
Adejo Okeme - Labour Party’s Kogi governorship candidate
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Barrister Adejo Okeme beat his closest rival Isaac Alfa in Kogi state APC governorship primary election to emerge as di candidate of di party.
The LP guber candidate polled 127 votes, while Alfa scored 69 votes during the primary.
Okeme is a legal practitioner and businessman from Kogi East senatorial district.
5 reasons why Dino Melaye emerged PDP governorship candidate in Kogi
In a previous report, Legit.ng highlighted five reasons why Senator Melaye emerged as the PDP guber candidate in Kogi state.
One of the listed reasons is Atiku Abubakar’s backing.
Senator Melaye was said to have had the backing of former vice president and PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar as he vied for the ticket.
Off-cycle elections: APC submits list of candidates for Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi governorship polls
In another report, the APC has submitted its list of flagbearers for the off-cycle 2023 gubernatorial polls in Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo states to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The list was submitted to the electoral commission on Monday, April 17, as part of the guidelines in the build-up to the election.
The list contained the name of Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo state, who won the primary election in a landslide fashion and two other candidates.
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