The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is far ahead of his counterparts in the Peoples Democratic P,arty(PDP) Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) in 11 out of the results of 13 local government officially announced by INEC collation officers in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.
Kogi State boasts of 21 Local Government Areas.
Tinubu leads Atiku, Obi and other parties’ presidential candidates in Mopa-Muro, Kogi-Koto Karfi, Kabba-Bunu, Ijumu, Igalamela-Odolu, Idah, Yagba East, Olamaboro, Dekina and Yagba West Local Government Areas of Kogi state.
On his part, Atiku won Adavi and Bassa LGAs with a very slim margin.
Obi did not win any local government.
The results as officially announced at the Kogi State 2023 Presidential election collation Centre in Lokoja, are as follows:
Mopa-Muro LGA
LG collation Officer – Dr. Emurotu Jude
No of Registered Voters – 26,827
Accredited voters – 8,971
ADC 555
APC 4,935
PDP 2,319
LP – 718
NNPP – 15
Total Valid Votes 8,731
Rejected Votes 182
Total Votes Cast 8,913
Ogori-Magogo LGA
LG Collation Officer – Dr. Jude Koffa
Registered voters – 17,538
Accredited voters – 5,131
APC – 2,008
PDP – 2,075
LP – 784
NNPP -04
Total Valid Votes – 4,954
Rejected Votes – 169
Total Votes Cast – 5,123
Kogi/Koto Karfi LGA
Collation Officer – Dr Abraham Musa Peter
Total Registered voters – 63,347
Total Accredited voters – 24188
APC – 13,472
LP 1,040
PDP – 8,825
Valid Votes – 23,619
Rejected votes – 569
Total Vote cast – 24,188
Kabba-Bunu LGA
Collation Officer – Dr Ayodele Bamidele
Total registered 87,162
Accredited voters 22,745
ADC – 584
APC – 12,534
LP – 2,329
NNPP – 73
PDP – 5958
Valid votes – 21,908
Rejected votes – 695
Total vote cast 22,603
Ijumu LGA
Collation Officer – Dr. Olaniyi Folorunso
Registered Voters – 66,482
PVCs collected – 65,292
Accredited Voters – 18,491
ADC – 795
APC 11,237
LP – 920
PDP – 4,503
Total Valid votes – 17,714
Rejected Votes – 711
Total Votes cast 18,425
Adavi LG
Collation Officer – Dr. Lawal Adesina
Registered voters – 111,046
Accredited voters – 24, 576
ADC 61
APC 10,340
PDP 10,612
Total valid votes – 24,104
Rejected Votes –
Total vote cast –
Bassa LGA
Collation Officer Prof Bola Olorunnimbe
Registered voters – 69,376
Accredited voters – 20,238
ADC – 49
APC – 7,262
LP – 4,078
PDP – 7,288
Valid Votes – 18,906
Rejected Votes – 924
Total votes cast – 19,830
Igalamela-Odolu LG
Collation Officer – Prof Maria Ito
Registered Voters – 73,992
Accredited voters – 19,804
ADC – 105
APC – 9,982
LP – 2,431
PDP – 4,006
Valid votes – 16,958
Rejected votes – 1,252
Total votes cast – 18,210
Idah LGA
Registered voters 64510
Accredited 20, 386
ADC – 112
APC – 9,869
LP – 2,618
PDP – 5,459
Valid Votes – 18361
Rejected Votes – 981
Total Votes cast – 19,242
Yagba East LGA
Collation Officer – Alhassan Abdulraman
Registered voters – 53,436
Accredited Voters – 17, 316
ADC – 840
APC – 11,635
LP – 1,140
PDP – 2,910
Total valid votes – 16,750
Rejected votes – 632
Total votes cast 17,282
Dekina LGA
Collation Officer – Prof Micheal Ogirima
Registered voters – 187,881
Accredited voters – 37,795
ADC – 95
APC – 22,157
LP – 1,661
PDP – 10,704
Total Valid Votes -34,713
Rejected Votes – 1,806
Total votes cast – 36,519
Yagba West
Collation Officer – Dr Momoh Saidu Omeiza
Registered voters – 49,585
Accredited voters – 15,532
ADC – 639
APC – 8,822
LP – 1,227
PDP – 4,266
Olamaboro LGA
Collation Officer – Dr Adamu Wakili
Reg Voters – 105,864
Accredited voters – 25,798
ADC – 120
APC – 10,672
LP- 7,206
PDP – 5,692
Total valid votes – 24,431
Rejected votes – 1,284
Total votes cast – 25,715
