Ahmed Ododo, the anointed candidate of the governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, has emerged the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary in Kogi state.
Ododo won the Kogi APC primary poll by 78,704 votes, according to the secretary of the committee, Patrick Obahiagbon, who made the announcement on Friday.
Abubakar Yahaya-Ashemogu received 1159 votes, Shaaibu Abubakar-Audu received 763 votes, and Salami Momodu received 1506 votes.
Sanusi Ohiare received 424 votes, Stephen Ocheni 552 votes, and Smart Adeyemi 311 votes.
According to Obahiagbon, out of the 93,729 voters, 83,419 were accredited and took part in the exercise.
“Ododo, having scored the majority of the lawful votes cast at the direct primary election conducted on April 14, 2023, in Kogi, is hereby declared the winner of the APC primary election 2023,” he said.
“Ahmed Usman-Ododo is hereby returned as the duly elected governorship candidate of APC for the November 2023 governorship election.”
Ododo was the former local government auditor-general in Kogi state. He is believed to be the preferred candidate of Yahaya Bello, governor of the state.
The governorship election in Kogi is scheduled to hold on November 11