The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) suspended the election in nine wards in Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area in Kogi State due to electoral malpractice, including the incident of results sheet being completed before voting.
INEC also received similar reports in Adavi (five polling units), Ajaokuta (five polling units), Okehi (one polling unit), and Okene (five polling units). The electoral malpractice in other LGAs is being thoroughly investigated, and the outcome will be announced in the next 24 hours.
Results from the affected polling unit have been accounted for in form EC40G for the four LGAs. However, in the case of Ogori/Magongo LGA, only the results of Oshobane ward with eight polling units and 2,264 registered voters have been collated.
The election in the other nine wards involving 59 polling units and 15,136 registered voters remains suspended. The decision to hold a fresh election is subject to the returning official’s determination of the application of the margin of lead principle.
Alhaji Ahmed Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the Kogi State governorship election with 446,237 votes, defeating his closest rival, Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who garnered 259,052 votes, while Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) pulled 46,362 votes. The Returning Officer for the Kogi State governorship election, Prof Johnson Urama, disclosed this on Sunday evening.
Kogi State Governor-elect, Alhaji Ahmed Ododo, has thanked his supporters and other stakeholders for their support in ensuring his victory at the governorship election held on Saturday.
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