The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of Saturday’s bye-election for the Lokoja/Kogi Federal constituency.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Rotimi Ajayi of the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), who announced the outcome of the exercise in the early hours of Sunday, at the LG INEC Headquarter, Lokoja, declared the APC candidate, Haruna Isah winner, “haven satisfied the requirements of the Electoral Act”.
Details of the result are as follows :
Kogi/Koton-Karfe LG
Registered voters: 47505
Votes cast: 20,304
Accredited voters: 21115
Rejected votes: 581
Parties and their scores
Accord – 31
ADC – 977
APC -11078
DA – 47
MPN -10
NCP – 39
PDP – 7094
SDP – 4033
LOKOJA LG
Registered voters: 10,5965
Votes cast: 29,732
Accredited voters: 30,554
Valid votes: 28,442
Rejected votes: 1,290
Parties and their scores:
Accord – 118
ADC – 2,007
APC – 15,782
DA – 110
LP – 76
MPN – 40
NCP – 75
PDP – 7,751
SDP – 2,483
Final results for the federal constituency
Registered voters – 15,3470
Accredited voters – 51,669
Valid votes – 48,165
Votes cast – 50,036
Rejected voters – 1,871
Total votes cancelled as a result of violence – 19,960
Parties and their scores
Accord – 149
ADC – 2,984
APC – 26,860
DA – 159
LP – 90
MPN – 50
PDP – 14,845
SDP – 2,916