Posted on: 07:05 Mon, 22 Feb 2016



There was confusion in the political
circle of Kogi state on Sunday as the
Independent National Elector*l
Commission (INEC) declared the two
senatorial rerun elections in the state
inconclusive.

The commission had in Saturday
conducted the elections in Kogi East
and Kogi West senatorial districts.

However as the people eagerly
waited for the results to be
declared, the commission again
said no result could be declared as
the elections were inconclusive.

Declaring the result of the Central
senatorial district, the returning
officer, Mr Salihu James, said
Ahmed Salau Ogembe of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
scored 45, 468, Senator Nurudeen
Abatemi of the Progressive People
Aliance (PPA) 31, 163, while Dr.
Moses Wakili of the Social
Democratic Party (SDP) scored 9,
962.

He however declared the election
inconclusive following the
cancelation of over 20,000 votes
which affected the entire Otutu
ward, two polling units at Upogoro
in Okene local government area
and Karaworo Eresuha and
Inozomi wards in Adavi local
government area as a result of
election malpractices.

In Okene/Ogorimagogo Federal
Constituency, Hon Tijani Damisa of
PDP was however elected on
opposed because he was the sole
candidate for the rerun election.

In Kogi East Senatorial rerun
election, the returning officer
declared the election inconclusive
following elector*l controversies.

One Abduwahab Yinusa, who
claimed to be the candidate of the
Labour Party (LP) was said to have
complained about the margin
between the LP and the PDP in the
election.

In Kogi East state Assembly rerun
election result, Hon. Hassan Baiwa
Abdullai Okura state Constituency,
of All Progressive Congress (APC)
scored 8,515 to emerge winner
while in Dekina/Biraidu
Constituency, Hon Idoko Moses
Ododo also of All Progressive Party
(APC) was elected into the state
assembly.

In Ankpa 1 state Constituency, Hon
Ahmed Mohammed of the PDP also
picked the ticket for state assembly,
while in Idah state Constituency,
Hon Ekubule Ochejenu of PDP was
also elected.

In Ofu state assembly constituency,
Hon Friday Ali of PDP was also
elected.

Meanwhile, the Kogi State
Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has
commended the people of the state
for the peaceful conduct of the
rerun election in some parts of the
state.

The governor who spoke through
his Special Adviser on Media and
Strategy, Alhaji Abdulkarim
Abdulmalik also praised the INEC
for the manner in which the
elections were conducted especially
the innovation that ensured that
voters no longer wait for hours
after accreditation before casting
their votes, adding that this was
partly responsible for the relatively
large turn out witnessed in some
parts of the state.

The Governor congratulated those
who won and urged them to be
magnanimous in victory and called
for gallantry among candidates
whose party may have lost the
election.