Mohammed Danjuma Goje was a former Governor of Gombe State,Nigeria under the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP),taking office on 29 May 2003 during the 2003 Gombe State gubernatorial election. He is now a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Nicholas Ugbane is a Nigerian banker and politician. He was in the Senate of Nigeria between 2003 and 2011 and was the Senator for the Kogi East Senatorial District of Kogi State. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). Prior to his senatorial career,Ugbane was the managing director Republic Bank Limited and Honourable Commissioner for:Education,Youth and Sports,Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture and Natural resources.
Smart Adeyemi was elected Senator for the Kogi West constituency of Kogi State,Nigeria,taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the APC. Re-elected as senator for the third time on the 30th of November 2019.
Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha is a Nigerian politician of Igbo extraction,from Imo State. He is the senator representing Imo West senatorial district at the 9th Nigerian Senate. From 2011 to 2019 he served as Governor of Imo State.
Emmanuel Dangana Ocheja is a Nigerian Senator who represented Kogi East senatorial district in the National Assembly,and a member of the All Progressives Congress.
The table below shows the list of Nigerian senators of the 9th National Assembly. The Senate includes three senators from each of the 36 states,plus one senator for the Federal Capital Territory. The Senate president is the head of the house,and assisted by the deputy Senate president. The Senate president and his deputy also work with the principal officers in the house including the majority leader,deputy majority leader,minority leader,deputy minority leader,chief whip,deputy chief whip,minority whip and deputy minority whip.
Jibrin Isah is Nigerian politician and banker,who is the senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District of Kogi State at the 9th National Assembly.
Kogi East senatorial district is the largest of the three senatorial districts in Kogi State with nine local governments and 51 per cent of total voter population of Kogi State. The senatorial district covers Idah,Ibaji,Igalamela/Odolu,Ofu,Dekina,Ankpa,Olamaboro,Bassa and Omala local governments. The district is currently represented by Senator Jibrin Isah.
Kogi West senatorial district covers seven local governments which include;Kaba Bunu,Kogi/Koto Karfe,Mopa Muro,Ijumu,Yagba East,Yagba West and Lokoja. The current representative is Senator Smart Adeyemi. This district is unpredictable in its voting pattern.
The 2019 Kogi State gubernatorial election occurred on 16 November 2019. Incumbent APC Governor Yahaya Bello won re-election for a second term,defeating PDP Musa Wada and several minor party candidates.
The 2019 Nigerian gubernatorial elections were held for state governors in 31 out of 36 Nigerian states. All but three were held on 2 March 2019 with the election for Rivers State being postponed until 4 April,while the Kogi State and Bayelsa State elections were both held on 16 November. The last regular gubernatorial elections for all states were in 2015.
The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Kogi State held on February 23,and November 16,2019. 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.
The 2023 Nigerian gubernatorial elections were held for state governors in 31 out of 36 Nigerian states. All but three elections were held on 18 March—concurrent with elections to every state house of assembly,three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections—while the Imo State,Kogi State,and Bayelsa State elections will be held on 11 November. The last regular gubernatorial elections for all states were in 2019. All states have a two term limit for Governors which makes 18 incumbent governors ineligible for re-election.
The 2023 Kogi State gubernatorial election was held on 11 November 2023 to elect the Governor of Kogi State. Incumbent APC Governor Yahaya Bello was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office. The primaries were scheduled for between 27 March and 17 April 2022.
The 2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Katsina State were held on February 23,2019,to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Katsina State. Kabir Abdullahi Barkiya representing Katsina Central,Mandiya Bello representing Katsina South,and Ahmad Babba Kaita representing Katsina North all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.
The 2015 Nigerian Senate election in Kogi State was held on March 28,2015,to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kogi State. Atai Aidoko representing Kogi East and Ogembe Ahmed representing Kogi Central won on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party,while Dino Melaye representing Kogi West won on the platform of All Progressives Congress.
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections were held on 25 February 2023 in all 109 senatorial districts where voters elected senators using first-past-the-post voting. The last regular senatorial elections for all districts were in 2019.
The 2023 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election took place on 11 November 2023 to elect the Governor of Bayelsa State. Incumbent PDP Governor Douye Diri won reelection. The primaries were scheduled for between 27 March and 17 April 2022.
Ohere Sadiku Abubakar FNSE,is a Nigerian politician and senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District. He hails from Okene LGA in Kogi State. He has served as the Special Adviser overseeing the affairs of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Kogi State from January to August 2019. He has also served as the Honorable Commissioner,Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs,until December 2019,with the same functions of overseeing the affairs of the Ministry. In January 2020,at the inception of the second tenure of Yahaya Bello,he was re-appointed to serve as the Honorable Commissioner for Works and Housing. Abubakar Ohere is a Fellow of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE).
The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State were held on 25 February 2023,to elect the 3 federal Senators from Kogi State,one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections coincided with the 2023 presidential election,as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives;with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
