April 15, (THEWILL) – A former Auditor-general for Local Government in Kogi state, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has emerged winner of the governorship primary election of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the November 11 gubernatorial election in the state.
Announcing the result on Friday in Lokoja, Secretary of the Kogi APC Primary Election Committee, Patrick Obahiagbon, on behalf of the chairman of the panel, Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State, declared Ododo winner after he polled 78,704 votes to beat six other contestants.
Obahiagbon said Salami Momodu got 1, 506 votes, Abubakar Yahaya-Ashemogu, 1, 159, and Shaaibu Abubakar-Audu, 763 votes.
He added that Stephen Ocheni garnered 552 votes, Sanusi Ohiere, 424, and Smart Adeyemi 311 votes.
Obahiagbon said out of the 93, 729 voters, 83, 419 who were accredited, voted for candidates of their choice.
“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.
“Ahmed Usman-Ododo is hereby returned as the duly elected governorship candidate of APC for the November 2023 governorship election”, he said.
Obahiagbon congratulated party leaders and members for the peaceful primary election.
The committee secretary also thanked Gov. Yahaya Bello, for making the democratic process possible.
