BREAKING: Yahaya Bello’s Deputy Loses LGA to SDP’s Ajaka in Kogi Guber Election
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Lokoja, Kogi state - The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi state, Murtala Ajaka, has won Olamaboro local government area.
The Deputy Governor of the state, Chief Edward David Onoja, is from Odidoko-Emonyoku in Ogugu District of the LGA.
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The SDP candidate scored 22,173 votes to defeat Onoja’s party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Usman Ododo, who polled 5,572, Daily Trust reported.
Senator Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 1,376 votes in the LGA.
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SDP’s Ajaka Defeats APC, PDP in 5 LGAs in Kogi guber poll
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Ajaka emerged victorious by a landslide in five local government areas.
Although the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the final collation of results in the state, the body is yet to announce the election winner as of Sunday, November 12.
However, the election results collated from the IRev’s portal of the INEC so far indicate Ododo and Ajaka are taking significant lead in the state against the candidate of the PDP, Melaye.
Source: Legit.ng
