APC rejects April 11 Kogi Assembly results, alleges mass irregularities

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The All Progressive Congress have rejected the results of last Saturday’s Kogi House of Assembly election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, alleging mass irregularities.

A leader of the party and an agent at the collation centre, Suleiman Lawal, told our correspondent on the telephone that the party would seek redress.

“I have made a complaint about the results at the Lokoja office of INEC but the response they gave us was not good enough,” he said.

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Earlier, the results showed that out 25 constituencies, INEC declared election in five constituencies inconclusive, and there was no election in one constituency.

The Affected constituencies are Lokoja II, Ofu, Dekina/Biradu, Igalamela/ Odolu and Ajaokuta, while election did not take place in Dekina Okura constituency.

The ruling Peoples Democratic Party won 12 House of Assembly seats, while All Progressives Congress, APC, won 7.

PDP candidates have been declared winners as follows: Okene 11, the incumbent Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Momoh Jimoh Lawal; Omala – Honourable Ali Akuh; Idah – Ukwubile Ochijenu Achuru; Ibaji – John M.U. Abbah; Kabba/ Bunu – Prince Mathew Kolawole Olushola; Yagba West – Oluwatoyin Lawal; Yagba East – Musa Jimoh; Ijumu – Omofaye Victor Adewale; Ogori/ Magongo – Oshiyi Godwin Ojo; Bassa – Sunday Raishe Shigaba; Okehi – Kekere Sanni Abdulkareem; Adavi – Adoke Uktar Bello.

APC candidates: Ankpa I – Ibrahim Abdulmumini Alhaji; Ankpa II – Alfa Rabiu; Okene I – Mohammed Lawi Alhaji; Lokoja I – Umar Ahmed Immam; Koton Karfe – Zakari Mohammed Olamaboro; Enenche Ojochenemi – Limus A. Mopamuro; Obaro – Abayomi Sunday Pedro.

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