INEC Declares Yahaya Bellow Winner of Kogi Governorship Election

Yahaya Bello was nominated by the APC party to replace Abubakar Audu, who was the candidate of the party in the November 21 election but gave up the ghost as results were being collated on November 22. Prince Audu had polled 240,861, putting the APC in the lead, while Governor Idris Wada secured 199,514 votes. 


However, the election was declared inconclusive due to the margin of votes (41,353) between the two leading candidates was less than the number of cancelled votes (49,953) which could affect the final outcome. 

INEC has declared Yahaya Bello of the APC Party as winner of Kogi Governorship election. Returning officer, Professor Emmanuel Kucha announced the results...

 APC 247,752

 PDP 204,877

 KOWA 136 

HP 8761 

NCP 531

 NNPP 290 

PPC 895 

PPA 3,048 

PPN 239

 SDP 90 

UDP 107

 A 206 

AA 120

 ACD 480 

AD 168 

ADC 707

 APA 1995

APGA 1040 

CPP 608 

DPC 465 

DPP469

 ID 179

 TOTAL VALID VOTES 472,983

 REJECTED VOTES 21740 

TOTAL VOTES CAST 494,723