The candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) Ahmed Ododo has won 12 of the 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the Kogi State governorship election.
The local government areas are Ijumu, Okenne, Yagba West, Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ogorimagongo, Mopamoro, Okehi, Bassa Kabba/Bunnu, Kogi Koto Karfe and Lokoja.
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Murtala Ajaka, however, won in eight local governments of Dekina, Ankpa, Olamaboro, Omala, Ofu, Idah, Igalamela and Ibaji
Leke Abejide of the African Democratic Congress won his Yagba East Local government while the candidate of the People Democratic Party, Senator Dino Melaye did not secure victory any local government.
Below are the results..
Ogorimagongo LGA
Registered voters: 17,688
Accredited Voters: 665
APC: 362
SDP: 195
PDP: 86
ADC: 11
Total valid votes: 658
Rejected votes: 7
Total votes cast: 665
Idah LGA
Registered voters:64,339
Accredited Voters:23,044
APC: 2033
SDP: 20059
PDP: 271
ADC: 91
Total valid votes: 22,742
Rejected votes: 280
Total votes cast: 23,022
Yagba West LGA
Registered voters: 54,234
Accredited voters: 17,152
APC: 7969
SDP: 1002
PDP: 3010
ADC: 4556
LP: 03
NRM:09
Total valid votes: 16738
Rejected votes: 363
Total votes cast: 17101
Okehi LGA
Registered voters: 94456
Accredited voters: 57,243
APC: 53062
SDP: 153
PDP: 2722
ADC: 689
LP: 69
Total valid votes: 57002
Rejected votes: 174
Total votes cast:57176
Kabba/Bunu LGA
Registered voters: 87,162
Accredited voters: 24,242
APC: 12,376
SDP: 942
PDP: 8566
ADC:1537
LP: 07
NRM:16
Total valid votes: 28823
Rejected votes: 419
Total votes cast:24242
Yagba East LGA
Registered voters: 53,436
Accredited voters: 18,001
APC: 7096
SDP: 312
PDP: 2615
ADC: 7,453
LP: 01
NRM:05
Total valid votes: 17,649
Rejected votes: 344
Total votes cast:17993
Ijumu LGA
Registered voters: 66,482
Accredited voters: 20,405
APC: 10,524
SDP:356
PDP: 6,909
ADC: 1,898
LP: 05
NRM:19
Total valid votes :19,991
Rejected votes:384
Total votes cast:20,375
MOPAMORO LGA
Total registered voters:26,827
Accredited voters: 9,193
ADC: 2,027
APC: 5,077
PDP:1,562
SDP: 253
Total valid votes: 9,049
Rejected votes: 136
Total votes cast: 9,185
ADAVI LGA
Registered voters: 114,663
Accredited voters: 103,651
APC: 101,156
ADC: 268
PDP – 1,005
SDP – 268
Total valid votes:103,105
Rejected votes:67
Total votes cast: 103,172
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OFU LGA
Registered voters: 101,964
Accredited voters: 36,087
APC:5,245
ADC: 297
PDP:293
SDP: 28,768
Total valid votes: 35,180
Rejected votes: 587
Total votes cast – 35,767
Kogi/koto-Karfe LGA
Registered voters: 63,342
Accredited Voters: 27,184
APC: 14,769
SDP: 8,441
PDP: 2974
ADC:133
Total valid votes: 26,541
Rejected votes: 308
Total votes cast: 26,849
Bassa LGA
Registered voters: 69,376
Accredited voters: 22,276
APC: 9,515
SDP: 7,543
PDP: 3,605
ADC: 448
LP:05
NRM:25
Total valid votes: 21,554
Rejected votes: 718
Total votes cast: 22,272
Omala LGA
Registered voters: 74,537
Accredited Voters: 22,538
APC: 2902
SDP: 18,160
PDP: 832
ADC: 218
LP:05
Total valid votes: 22,317
Rejected votes: 196
Total votes cast: 22,513
Olamaboro LGA
Registered voters: 105,864
Accredited Voters: 30,287
APC: 5,572
SDP: 22,173
PDP: 1,376
ADC: 126
LP:15
NRM:7
Total valid votes: 29,731
Rejected votes: 495
Total votes cast: 30226
Ankpa LGA
Registered voters: 180,015
Accredited Voters: 57,650
APC: 8707
SDP: 43,258
PDP: 3654
ADC:186
LP:12
NRM:36
Total valid votes: 56,395
Rejected votes: 873
Total votes cast: 57,268
Okene LG
Registered voters: 151,243
Accredited voters:141,898
APC: 138,416
ADC – 261
PDP – 1,463
SDP – 271
Total valid votes- 141,474
Total votes cast: 141,538
DEKINA LG
Registered voter: 187,881,
Accredited votes: 60588
APC:9,174
ADC:421
PDP -499
SDP -47480
Igalamela LGA
Registered voters: 77,577
Accredited Voters: 27,365
APC: 2975
SDP: 23,815
PDP: 140
ADC: 61
Total valid votes: 26,665
Rejected votes: 696
Total votes cast: 27,361
Lokoja LGA
Registered voters: 157,248
Accredited Voters: 36,526
APC: 19105
SDP: 10380
PDP: 4028
ADC:758
Total valid votes: 34,932
Rejected votes: 1208
Total votes cast: 36140
Ibaji LGA
Registered voters: 90556
Accredited Voters: 25099
APC: 6,991
SDP: 16,984
PDP: 269
ADC:133
Total valid votes: 24,589
Rejected votes: 464
Total votes cast: 25053