Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2023 Kogi State governorship election, has been defeated in his local government area of Ijumu.
From the results announced on Sunday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Melaye was defeated by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Usman Ododo.
Ododo, the APC candidate got 10,524 votes while Melaye of the PDP got 6,909 votes.
Below is a breakdown of the results.
Ododo, the APC candidate got 10,524 votes while Melaye of the PDP got 6,909 votes.
The breakdown of results:
Registered voters: 66,482
Accredited voters: 20,405
ADC: 1,898
APC: 10,524
PDP: 6,909
SDP: 356
Valid votes: 19,991
Rejected votes: 348
Total votes cast: 20,375