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