INEC announces Ododo as winner of Kogi governorship election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Usman Ododo, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kogi State, as the winner of Saturday’s election.

The State Returning Officer, Prof Johnson Urama, made the announcement on Sunday night.

“Ahmed Usman Ododo of APC, having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” Urama said.

Ododo won with 446,237 votes, while his closest rival, Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), garnered 259,052.

Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 46,362 votes.