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November 20, 2024Federal Government Reshuffles Governing Councils of FUOYE, Kogi Varsity
November 20, 2024UPDATES: Uzodimma Sweeps Imo, Ododo Wins Kogi, Bayelsa Collation Adjourned
UPDATES: Uzodimma Sweeps Imo, Ododo Wins Kogi, Bayelsa Collation Adjourned
Uzodimma won by a landslide in all 27 LGAs while Ododo beat the SDP’s Ajaka to clinch the Kogi governorship seat.
The keenly contested poll produced a winner with the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Usman Ododo, clinching the much-coveted seat.
Ododo won with 446,237 votes, defeating his closest rival, Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who scored 259,052, while Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 46,362 votes.
TOTAL REGISTERED VOTERS: 1,932,474
ACCREDITED VOTERS: 794,500
VOTES POLLED BY EACH PARTY ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A – 1,254
AA – 1,440
AAC – 424
ADC – 21,819
ADP – 1064
APC – 446,237
APGA – 469
APM – 130
APP – 1,135
BP – 82
LP – 567
NNPP – 136
NRM – 242
PDP – 46,362
PRP – 781
SDP – 259,052
YPP – 868
ZLP – 227
TOTAL VALID VOTES: 782,289
REJECTED VOTES: 9,601
TOTAL VOTES CAST: 791,890
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