Senators Dino, Aidoko make INEC list as 67 jostle for Kogi’s senate seats

Senator Dino Melaye (PDP, Kogi West) and Senator Attai Aidoko (PDP, Kogi East) are amongst the candidates 67 senatorial candidates whose names have been published on the provisional list of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to contest the National Assembly election in 2019.

Also on the list is Senator Ahmed Ogembe who currently represents the Kogi Central Senatorial district on the platform of the PDP.

According to the list, two terms Senator Smart Adeyemi is the APC candidate for Kogi West Senatorial district while Alhaji Jibril Isah and Alhaji Yakubu Oseni are the party’s candidates for Kogi East and Central senatorial districts respectively.

A closer look at the list shows that a total of 59 of the 67 candidates are males while eight are females.

All the current senators representing the three senatorial districts of the state got return tickets to contest under the platform of the PDP.

They include Senator Dino Melaye (West); Senator Ahmed Ogembe (Central) and Senator Attai Aidoko (East).