Kogi: Wada, Audu In Tight Race As INEC Commences Announcement Of LGA Results

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, News From The State, Politics Sunday, November 22nd, 2015

All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in November 21, 2015 governorship election in Kogi State, Prince Audu Abubakar is currently leading as Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commence declaration of results from 21 local government areas.

Our correspondent reports that Audu won in most of the local government areas in the Kogi West and East Senatorial Districts. While incumbent Governor Idris Wada of PDP won in Yagba West and Kabba-Bunu.

In Kogi Central Wada won in most of the LGs in the zone although with slight margins.

The INEC Returning Officer for Kogi guber poll commenced announcement of official results from LGAs 6am on Sunday.

As at the time of filling this report, INEC has declared result from Okehi, Adavi, Mopa/Moro, Ogori Mangonro, Ajaokuta, Koton Karfe, Bassa, Ijumu and Idah LGAs.

INEC officials early in the morning resolved crisis among party agents at the collation centre, as four PDP agents and two APC agents battled among themselves on who will represent their parties.

Electoral Law stipulates that only one agent should represent political party at collation centre.

LGA results released  so far as at the time of filling this report:

Omala LGA

APC 9,228

PDP 10,517

Kabba Bunu LGA

APC 9,659

PDP 7,768

Idah LGA

APC 11,779

PDP 6,952

Yagba East

APC 7,129

PDP 5,368

Yagba West

APC 7,930

PDP 7,021

Okene LGA

APC 14,786

LP 141

PDP 15,968

Ijumu LGA

APC 9,958

LP 25

PDP 6,040

Kogi-Kotonkarfe LGA

PDP  9,316

LP 10

APC 10,426

Adavi LGA

APC 15,636

LP 1318

PDP 11,902

Ajaokuta LGA

APC 8,581

PDP 6,903

LP 550

Mopa/Moro LGA

APC 3,888

LP 10

PDP 4,195

Ogori-Magongo LGA

APC 1,931

PDP 2,601

Okehi Local Government

APC  10,170

PDP  8,504

Total – APC: 102,214, PDP: 84,770

 

 

 

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