The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Senator Dino Melaye of the PDP winner of the Saturday’s National Assembly election for Kogi West Senatorial District held in the state.
INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof Emmanuel Bala, who declared the results, announced that Senator Dino Melaye polled a total of 85,395 votes to defeat his main challenger, Smart Adeyemi of the APC who scored 66,902 votes.
Kogi West Senatorial District which comprises seven LGAs namely Lokoja, Kogi/Koton-Karfe, Kabba/Bunu, Ijumu, Yagba East, Yagba West saw Dino winning six LGAs out of 7.
Below is the final result as announced by INEC at the commission’s Collation Centre in Lokoja:
Lokoja LG
PDP – 24,576
APC – 18,800
Yagba East
PDP – 8,638
APC – 5,077
Yagba West
PDP – 8,942
APC – 6,799
Mopa Muro
PDP – 5,112
APC – 3,658
Kabba
PDP 14,756
APC 8,323
Ijumu
PDP 11,749
APC 8,517
Kogi KotonKarfe
PDP 11,622
APC 15,728
