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Chief Sunday Bolorunduro Awoniyi was a Nigerian politician and tribal aristocrat. He was the Aro of Mopa, Kogi State, formerly Kabba Province. Popularly called ''sardauna", Awoniyi was a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party, from which he was expelled and later recalled. Awoniyi was also chairman of the national executive council of the Arewa Consultative Forum—pan-Northern Nigeria group.
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The 1992 Nigerian Senate election in Kogi State was held on July 4, 1992, to elect members of the Nigerian Senate to represent Kogi State. Ahmed Tijani Ahmed representing Kogi Central, Sunday Awoniyi representing Kogi West and Ahmadu Ali representing Kogi East all won on the platform of the National Republican Convention.
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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.
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- ↑ Olufemi, Damilola (12 September 2023). "Kogi ex-PDP deputy gov, Yomi Awoniyi, officially joins APC". The Punch . Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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- ↑ Omole, Ayobami (13 November 2023). "Kogi Guber: Awoniyi Congratulates Ododo, Says Victory Proof Of Hard Work". Leadership . Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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