Smart Adeyemi Loses Bid to Return to the Senate a 4th Time

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Smart Adeyemi, the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, has lost his fourth term bid to return to the National Assembly for the 4th time.

Smart Adeyemi who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) lost to Hon. Sunday Karimi.

The result was announced at the party’s senatorial primary election held in Kabba on Saturday.

Senator Smart Adeyemi

Karimi defeated the 3-time Senator and 3 other aspirants to emerge the APC flagbearer for Kogi West Senatorial District.

Karimi represented Yagba Federal Constituency between 2011 to 2016 in the House of Representatives.

He polled 288 votes while Muyiwa Aina came second with 73 votes.

Senator Smart Adeyemi came 3rd with 43 votes, while Doyin Eshanumi, the only woman in the race, received only one vote. Isah Abdulkareem received 9 votes, with 6 votes being invalid.