2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State

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The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Kogi State held on February 23, and November 16, 2019. [1] Smart Adeyemi representing Kogi West, Yakubu Oseni representing Kogi Central and Jibrin Isah representing Kogi East all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress, unseating their predecessors in the People's Democratic party. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Contents

Overview

AffiliationPartyTotal
APC PDP
Before Election033
After Election303

Summary

District Incumbent PartyElected SenatorParty
Kogi West Dino Melaye PDP Smart Adeyemi APC
Kogi CentralAhmed Ogembe PDP Yakubu Oseni APC
Kogi East Isaac Alfa PDP Isah Jibrin APC

Results

Kogi West

A total of 24 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Smart Adeyemi won the election and the re-run polls, defeating PDP candidate Dino Melaye and 22 other party candidates. Adeyemi received 54.86% of the votes, while Melaye received 38.57% [11] [12] [13]

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Kogi State
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Smart Adeyemi 88,373 54.86%
PDP Dino Melaye 62,13338.57%
Others10,5896.57%
Total votes166,095 100%
APC hold

Kogi Central

A total of 19 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Yakubu Oseni won the election, defeating PDP candidate Ahmed Ogembe, SDP Akpoti Natasha Hadiza and 16 other party candidates. Oseni received 52.87% of the votes, Akpoti received 33.35% while Ogembe received 12.73%. [14] [15] [16]

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Kogi State
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Yakubu Oseni 76,183 52.87%
PDP Ahmed Ogembe18,34912.73%
SDP Natasha Akpoti 48,05633.35%
Others1,5051.05%
Total votes144,093 100%
APC hold

Kogi East

A total of 24 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Jibrin Isah won the election, defeating PDP candidate Ali Atai Aidoko Usman and 22 other party candidates. Jibrin received 54.50% of the votes, while Aidoko received 30.13%. [17] [18] [19]

2019 Nigerian Senate election in Kogi State
PartyCandidateVotes%
APC Jibrin Isah 134,189 54.50%
PDP Ali Atai Aidoko Usman74,20130.13%
Others37,83015.37%
Total votes246,220 100%
APC hold

Re-run Elections

The November 16, election in Kogi West was declared inconclusive due to voting irregularities. A re-run election was held on November 30, 2019, and Smart Adeyemi of the PDP emerged winner. [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

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