The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kogi State, Usman Ododo was on Sunday night declared winner of the November 11 election.
Ododo’s victory was announced by the State Returning Officer, Prof Johnson Urama.
“Ahmed Usman Ododo of APC, having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” he said.
Ododo won with 446,237 votes, defeating his closest rival, Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who scored 259,052.
Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 46,362 votes.
In Bayelsa, Governor Douye Diri, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the PDP was coasting to victory amid protests against alleged attempt by INEC to manipulate the results.
As at the time of filing this report, Diri had won five of the six LGAs so far announced by the INEC, while his closest rival Chief Timipre Sylva of the APC won in one LGA, Nembe.
According to the results announced by the State Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof Farouk Kuta, the PDP won in Sagbama, Ekeremor, Yenagoa, Kolokuma/Opokuma, and Ogbia LGAs.
The PDP has so far garnered 137,909 votes while the APC is trailing with 73,503 votes.
Meanwhile, the results for Brass and Southern Ijaw LGAs are still being awaited as the INEC has adjourned the announcement of the remaining two LGAs to 12 noon Monday (today).
However, there was a protest earlier at the office of the INEC over concocted election results from Nembe Bassambiri.
Top Bayelsa based civil society operatives, women groups, youth groups, state and National Assembly members and other concerned citizens gathered at the office of INEC to protest alleged moves by the top leadership of INEC to rig the election results.
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