PDP complains as Yahaya Bello gallops home to victory

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Yahaya Bello

At the Kogi governorship election collation centre in Lokoja

The Peoples Democratic Party has raised objections to some of the results announced for the governorship election in Kogi state, in which the incumbent, Yahaya Bello is galloping away to victory.

Out of the 16 local government results declared so far, Bello has beaten his PDP challenger, Engineer Musa Wada in 11 out of 16, winning in two of them , Okene and Adavi, with large margins. There are five local governments left to be declared including the capital, Lokoja.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rejected the results for Adavi and Okene.

At the INEC collation office in Lokoja, the PDP agent, Mr. Joe Agada said the figures were outrageous.

In Adavi, APC polled – 64,657 votes, while the PDP polled – 366 votes. In Okene, the APC polled 112,762 votes while the PDP got a miserable 139 votes.

Mr. Agada’s contention was that the turnout of voters was suspicious as it ran against what was recorded in the presidential election in February.

He urged INEC to reject the results.

Professor Ibrahim Umar, the Returning Officer of the Kogi Governorship election, asked the PDP agent to put his observations and complaints to paper, and file it at the appropriate quarters.

Prof. Umar is the Vice-Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University.

Results declared:

Ogori/Magongo Local Govt
APC 3,679
PDP 2,145
SDP 244

Adavi LG

APC 64,657
PDP 366
SDP 279

Omola LG:
Omala LG
APC 8,473
PDP 14,403
SDP 567

Ijumu LG

APC 11,627
PDP 7,587
SDP 223

Okene LG
APC 112,764
PDP 139
SDP 50

Ogori Magongo

APC : 3679
PDP: 2145
SDP: 244

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