BREAKING: APC, PDP Defeated as Abejide Secures Major Victory in Yagba East LG
Leke Abejide, the flagbearer of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kogi state, has been declared winner of Yagba East local government area, where he hails from.
The election held on Saturday, November 11.
In an official result by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Abejide garnered 7,453 votes to defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Usman Ododo, and that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dino Melaye, The Nation reported.
Source: Twitter
Ododo polled 7,096 votes, PDP got 2,615 votes, while the Social Democratic Party (SDP) had 312 votes.
Below is the result:
Registered voters: 53,436
Accredited voters: 18,001
APC: 7096
SDP: 312
PDP: 2615
ADC: 7,453
LP: 01
NRM: 05
Total valid votes: 17,649
Abejide is currently a member of the House of Representative, representing the people of the Yagba Federal Constituency.
He is one of the leading governorship candidates from Kogi West.
The ADC candidate has become a household name in the constituency because he has been paying WAEC fees for pupils in secondary schools in the constituency since he was first elected as a federal lawmaker.
He is currently serving as a second term representatives of the Yagba people.
Source: Legit.ng
