BREAKING: APC’s Abubakar Audu returns as Kogi Governor

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Abubakar Audu, has emerged winner of the Kogi State Governorship election held on Saturday.
With just one local government to go, Mr. Audu has so far garnered 220, 436 votes against the 188, 942 votes scored by his closest challenger, Ibrahim Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party.
The APC candidate defeated the PDP flag-bearer and incumbent governor, Mr. Wada, in 15 of the 20 local government areas already declared.
The local governments won by Mr. Audu are Ofu, Ida, Kabba Bunu, Yagba East, Yagba West, Adavi, Koton Karfi, Ankpa, Okehi, Ajaokuta, Ijumun, Olamaboro, Igalamela, Bassa, Lokoja, local governments.
The PDP was victorious in five local governments namely: Ogori Mangogo, Omala, Okene, Dekina  and Mopa-moro local governments.
The result for Ibaji Local government is still pending and would soon be announced.

Prince Audu Abubakar, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has defeated incumbent governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

The results show that Audu took the lead in majority of the 21 local governments in the state, including edging Wada in several local government areas considered the incumbent governor’s stronghold.

Below are the official INEC results...

 

 

 

 

The APC candidate defeated the PDP flag-bearer and incumbent governor, Wada in 16 of the 21 LGAs.
Areas won by APC's Prince Audu are:

Ofu, Ida, Kabba Bunu, Yagba East, Yagba West, Adavi, Koton Karfi, Ankpa, Okehi, Ajaokuta, Ijumun, Olamaboro, Igalamela, Bassa, Lokoja, etc.

Wada won in 5 areas: Ogori Mangogo, Omala, Okene, Dekina and Mopa-moro local governments.

APC's Audu scored 240,867 to defeat PDP's Wada who scored 199,514.

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