The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s off season governorship election in Kogi state, Usman Ododo, has been declared the winner. Announcing the results of the election in Lokoja on Sunday night, the Returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Johnson Urama, said Ododo polled 446, 237 votes to defeat Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who came second with 259,052 votes.
He said Dino Melaye, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), came third with 46,362 votes.
Melaye, has however called for the cancellation of the Kogi gubernatorial election, alleging electoral malpractice.
Ododo won in 13 of the 21 Local Government Areas in the states while Ajaka won in eight.
Melaye did not win in any Local Government.
A total of 18 candidates took part in the election.
