Kogi guber: Gov. Bello declared winner
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared incumbent governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, as winner of the governorship polls.
Bello defeated his closest rival with a margin of 216, 518 votes
Elections were held in the 21 local governments of the state on Saturday.
After a collation that lasted for almost two days, Bello was declared winner by Prof. Ibrahim Umar, the state collation officer.
Mr. Umar said the incumbent governor polled a total votes of 406,222
His closest rival, Musa Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party garnered a total votes of 189,704
“That Yahaya Bello of the APC having satisfied the requirements of the law and having scored the highest number of votes is hereby returned and elected,” Mr Umar said.
Already, the PDP had threatened to reject the election result if it is ‘against the wish of the people. ‘
In a press conference on Sunday, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), alleged irregularities and rigging in the Saturday election.
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