By Kasim Isa Muhammad In a significant development, the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, situated in Abuja, has dismissed the petition filed by the Action Peoples Party (APP) contesting the victory of Alh Ahmed Usman Ododo in the gubernatorial election. Following the declaration of Ododo as the winner by the Independent National Electoral
By Sabiu Abdullahi The incumbent governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, emerged victorious in the governorship election held last Saturday. The official declaration came from Prof. Faruq Kuta, the Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Of Technology, Minna, at the election’s collation center on Monday. Governor Douye Diri clinched the victory with
By Sabiu Abdullahi The gubernatorial candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State, Dino Melaye and Muritala Ajaka, have vehemently rejected the victory of their All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Usman Ododo, in the recently concluded Saturday election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Usman Ododo
By Sabiu Abdullahi The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Usman Ododo, has secured the Kogi State governorship seat in the recently concluded election held on November 11, 2023. With a total of 446,237 votes, Ododo surpassed his closest rival, Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who secured 259,052 votes. The Peoples Democratic Party
By Sabiu Abdullahi The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strengthened its position in the Kogi governorship election held on Saturday, now leading with a substantial margin of 200,653 votes. This advantage is based on results from 20 out of the 21 local government areas in the state. As per the data released by the Independent
By Sabiu Abdullahi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjourned the collation of the Kogi State governorship election results, with the resumption scheduled for 7 p.m. on Sunday. As of the latest update, results from 18 out of the 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) have been released, leaving only three LGAs pending. The announcement
By Sabiu Abdullahi In anticipation of the commencement of the collation and the return of results for Saturday’s governorship election across the 21 local governments of Kogi State, a robust security deployment is in place at the state collation center. Our correspondent, stationed at the INEC headquarters in Lokoja, Kogi State capital, reported a substantial
By Sabiu Abdullahi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has initiated an investigation into reported incidents of pre-filled election result sheets in Ogori/Magongo, Eika/Ohizenyi, and other areas of Kogi State. This follows an alarming revelation made by the civil society organization YIAGA Africa on Saturday morning. YIAGA Africa took to X (formerly known as Twitter)