Kogi Governorship Election 2023: Final Results from INEC's State Collation Centre (Live Updates)
Welcome to Legit.ng's live updates of the official results of the 2023 Kogi state governorship election as announced directly by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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Source: UGC
Breakdown of the total votes
- ADC - 21,819
- APC - 446,237
- PDP - 46,362
- SDP - 259,052
- Registered voters - 1,932,474
- Accredited voters - 794,500
- Valid votes - 782,289
- Rejected votes - 9,601
- Total votes cast - 791,890
APC's Ahmed Usman Ododo is the winner
INEC has declared Usman Ododo as the winner of the Kogi governorship election.
Johnson Urama, the state returning officer, announced Ododo as the election winner on Sunday evening, November 12.
Results all 21 LGAs in Kogi state collated
Finally, the results from all 21 LGAs in Kogi state have been collated. The returning officer started adding all the LGA votes to get the final results.
Final breakdown:
APC - 12 LGAs
SDP - 8 LGAs
ADC - 1
PDP - 0
Ibaji LGA
- ADC - 133
- APC - 6,991
- PDP - 269
- SDP - 16,984
- Registered voters - 90,556
- Accredited voters - 25,099
- Valid votes - 24,589
- Rejected votes - 464
- Total votes cast - 25,053
Lokoja LGA
- ADC - 758
- APC - 19,105
- PDP - 4,028
- SDP - 10,380
- Registered voters - 157,248
- Accredited voters - 36,526
- Valid votes - 34,392
- Rejected votes - 1,208
- Total votes cast - 36,140
Igalamela-Odolu LGA
- ADC - 61
- APC - 2,975
- PDP - 140
- SDP - 23,185
- Registered voters - 77,577
- Accredited voters - 27,364
- Valid votes - 26,665
- Rejected votes - 696
- Total votes cast - 27,631
Ajaokuta LGA
- ADC - 247
- APC - 23,211
- PDP - 483
- SDP - 8,869
- Registered voters - 96,504
- Accredited voters - 33,806
- Valid votes - 33,173
- Rejected votes - 580
- Total votes cast - 33,753
Dekina LGA
- ADC - 421
- APC - 9,174
- PDP - 499
- SDP - 47,480
- Registered voters - 187,881
- Accredited voters - 60,588
- Valid votes - 59,151
- Rejected votes - 1,168
- Total votes cast - 60,319
Okene LGA (APC candidate Usman Ododo's LGA)
- ADC - 261
- APC - 138,416
- PDP - 1,463
- SDP - 271
- Registered voters - 151,243
- Accredited voters - 141,898
- Valid votes - 141,404
- Rejected votes - 134
- Total votes cast - 141,538
Ankpa LGA
ADC - 186
APC - 8,707
PDP - 3,654
SDP - 43,258
Registered voters - 180,095
Accredited voters - 57,650
Valid votes - 56,395
Rejected votes - 873
Total votes cast - 57,268
Olamaboro LGA
- ADC: 126
- APC: 5,572
- PDP: 1,376
- SDP: 22,173
- Registered voters: 105,864
- Accredited voters: 30,287
- Valid votes: 29,731
- Rejected votes: 495
- Total votes cast: 30,226
Omala LGA
Registered voters: 74,537
Accredited voters: 22,538
ADC: 218
APC: 2,902
PDP: 832
SDP: 18,160
Valid votes: 22,317
Rejected votes: 196
Total votes cast: 22,51
Bassa LGA
- ADC: 448
- APC: 9,515
- PDP: 3,605
- SDP: 7,543
- Registered voters: 69,376
- Accredited voters: 22,276
- Valid votes: 21,554
- Rejected votes: 718
- Total votes cast: 22,272
Koton Karfe LGA
- ADC - 133
- APC - 14,769
- PDP - 2,974
- SDP - 8,441
- Registered voters - 63,342
- Accredited voters - 27,184
- Valid votes - 26,541
- Rejected votes - 308
- Total votes cast - 26,849
Ofu LGA (SDP Murtala Ajaka's LGA)
- ADC - 297
- APC - 5,245
- PDP - 293
- SDP - 28,768
- Registered voters - 101,964
- Accredited voters - 36,087
- Valid votes - 35,180
- Rejected votes - 587
- Total votes cast - 35,767
Adavi LGA
- ADC - 268
- APC - 101,156
- PDP - 1,005
- SDP - 268
- Registered voters - 114,663
- Accredited voters - 103,251
- Valid votes - 103,105
- Rejected votes - 67
- Total votes cast - 103,172
Mopa-Moro LGA
- ADC - 2,027
- APC - 5,077
- PDP - 1,562
- SDP - 253
- Registered voters - 26,827
- Accredited voters - 9,193
- Valid votes - 9,049
- Rejected votes - 136
- Total votes cast - 9,185
Ijumu LGA, Kogi (PDP candidate Dino Melaye's LGA)
ADC - 1,898
APC - 10,524
PDP - 6,909
SDP - 356
Registered voters - 66,482
Accredited voters - 20,405
Valid votes - 19,991
Rejected votes - 348
Total votes cast - 20,375
Yagba East LGA, Kogi (ADC candidate Leke Abejide's LGA)
- ADC - 7,453
- APC - 7,096
- PDP - 2,615
- SDP - 312
- Registered voters - 53,436
- Accredited voters - 18,001
- Valid votes - 17,649
- Rejected votes - 344
- Total votes cast - 17,993
Kabba/Bunu LGA
- ADC - 1,537
- APC - 12,376
- PDP - 8,566
- SDP - 942
- Registered voters - 87,162
- Accredited voters - 24,242
- Valid votes - 23,823
- Rejected votes - 419
- Total votes cast - 24,24
Okehi LGA
- APC: 53,062
- PDP: 2,722
- SDP: 153
- Registered voters: 94,456
- Accredited voters: 57,243
- Valid votes: 57,002
- Rejected votes: 174
- Total votes cast: 57,176
Yagba West LGA
- ADC - 4,556
- APC - 7,969
- PDP -3,010
- SDP - 1,002
- Registered voters - 51,234
- Accredited voters - 17,152
- Valid votes - 16,738
- Rejected votes - 363
- Total votes cast - 17,101
Idah LGA (SDP Murtala Akaja's LGA)
- APC: 2,033
- PDP: 271
- SDP: 20,059
- Registered voters: 64,339
- Accredited voters: 23,044
- Valid votes: 22,742
- Rejected votes: 280
- Total votes cast: 23,022
Ogori Mangogo LGA
- APC: 362
- PDP: 86
- SDP: 195
- Registered voters: 17,688
- Accredited voters: 665
- Valid votes: 658
- Rejected votes: 7
- Total votes cast: 665
Collation to begin any moment now
INEC will begin the collation of results at the Kogi state collation centre any moment from now.
Reports indicate that results from 12 LGAs are already available at the collation centre.
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