Nigeria Decides: Dino Melaye Wins Kogi West Senate Seat

The Returning Officer, Prof. Emmanuel Bala announced in the early hours of Monday in Lokoja that Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP polled 85, 395 votes to defeat Sen. Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressive Congress, APC who scored 66, 901 votes.

LOKOJA
Number of registered voters – 49,374
Number of accredited voters – 13,977
ACPN – 11
AD – 22
ADC – 152
APC – 3,359
APM – 08
DA – 07
EDP – 09
MRDD – 10
NEPP – 17
PPA – 20
PPC – 39
PDP – 8,894
SDP – 99
UPC – 03
Total valid votes – 12,719
Total rejected votes – 1,258
Total votes cast – 13,977

YAGBA EAST
Number of registered voters – 41,443
Number of accredited voters – 16,488
PARTY A – 06
ADC – 1,666
NEPP – 36
APC – 5,077
APM – 15
PDP – 8,638
PPA – 14
SDP – 103
Total valid votes – 15,671
Total rejected votes – 599
Total votes cast – 16,270

MOPAMURO
Number of registered voters – 23,030
Number of accredited voters – 10,058
PARTY A – 23
ACPN – 03
ADC – 784
APC – 3,658
APM – 13
CAP – 05
DA – 06
NEPP – 31
PDP – 5,112
PPA – 22
SDP – 26
Total valid votes – 9,710
Total rejected votes – 343
Total votes cast – 10,053

YAGBA WEST
Number of registered voters – 42,784
Number of accredited voters – 18,349
PARTY A – 08
ACPN – 04
ADC – 1,464
APC – 6,799
APM – 12
DA – 12
NEPP – 10
PDP – 8,942
PPA – 14
SDP – 144
CAP – 11
AD – 16
Total valid votes – 17,504
Total rejected votes – 845
Total votes cast – 18349

KABBA-BUNU
Number of registered voters – 74,789
Number of accredited voters – 27,766
PARTY A – 10
ADC – 1,468
NEPP – 47
APC – 8,323
APM – 21
PDP – 14,756
PPA – 35
PPC – 9
SDP – 68
AD – 22
JNPP – 16
MPN – 06
CAP – 09
ACPN – 07
Total valid votes – 24,835
Total rejected votes – 643
Total votes cast – 25,478
According to the Returning officer, Adusi-2 was cancelled as a result of violence, while Open Space Post office Polling Unit in Odo-Akete was cancelled due to over-voting.

IJUMU
Number of registered voters – 55,325
Number of accredited voters – 23,613
PARTY A – 18
ADC – 1,152
NEPP – 51
APC – 8,517
APM – 19
PDP – 11,749
PPA – 25
PPC – 09
SDP – 161
AD – 14
JNPP – 33
MPN – 10
CAP – 05
ACPN – 06
Total valid votes – 21,850
Total rejected votes – 1,524
Total votes cast – 23,374

Kogi
APC – 15,728
PDP – 11,622
Total
APC – 67,560
PDP – 85,395

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