The Independent National Electoral Commission has begun announcing the results of Saturday’s governorship election held in the central Nigerian state of Kogi. The collated results will be announced around noon today. The main contenders are Governor Idris Wada of the PDP  and Prince Abubakar Audu of the APC.

Here are the results being announced council-by-council

Adavi LG:  APC 15, 636       PDP 11,902

Total registered voters:85127, Accredited voters :30993

Ajaokuta LG:  APC 8581  PDP 6903

Registered voters :52441 Accredited: 17466

Ogori/Magongo LG: APC 1931 PDP 2601

Registered voters: 14387, Accredited: 4820

Okehi LG: APC  3888       PDP 4195

Registered voters: 18348, Accredited  4895

Mopa Muro LG: APC: 10,170  PDP 8504

Registered voters: 69,114 Accredited:24,645

Ijumu LGA: APC 9,958   PDP 6,040

Registered voters 46,819 Accredited voters 18,199

Kogi-Kotonkarfe  : APC 10,426       PDP 9316

Registered voters 45,817  Accredited voters 21,834

Okene LGA:  APC 14,786  PDP 15,968

Registered voters 117,132    Accredited voters 33,703

Idah LGA:   APC 11,779    PDP 6,952

Registered voters 48,762 Accredited voters 21471

Yagba East:  APC 7,129     PDP 5,368

Registered voters 35,322   Accredited voters 13,921

Yagba West:    APC 7,930     PDP 7,021

Registered voters 35,966  Accredited voters 15,902

Ofu LG: (LG of APC candidate): APC  16,800   PDP 10997

Kabba Bunu LG:  APC 9,659   PDP 7,768

Registered voters 60,522  Accredited voters 19,620

Ankpa LGA: APC 22,983    PDP 14731

Registered voters 119,556     Accredited voters 45,967

Olamaboro LGA:    APC 13,227   PDP 8,202

Registered voters 71,756   Accredited voters 24,429

Omala LGA:   APC 9,228    PDP 10,517

Registered voters 53,510   Accredited voters 22,545

*Six polling units cancelled here due to snatching of ballot papers, card readers and other materials. The cancellations affected 2526 voters.

Igala Mela LG:    APC 9,003      PDP 8,683

Registered voters 54,266    Accredited voters 20,953

Bassa LG:  APC 11,815    PDP 9,258

Registered voters 51,526    Accredited voters 24,663