House of Representatives candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Idris Salman has been declared winner of Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu election in Kogi Stateby the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The returning officer, Dr Adams Baba, disclosed this at the collation centre in Kabba, Kogi on Sunday.
Baba announced the results in Kabba yesterday.
The returning officer had on February 26, 2023 declared the result of the election inconclusive.
Baba had said that the declaration was due to the difference between the margin of winner and voided results in two polling units.
Declaring the final result yesterday in Kabba, Baba said Salman of ADC polled 13,867 while the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Matthew Kolawole, polled 13,605.
Baba added that Mr Olaiya Olobatoke of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 10,967 votes; Mr Bello Abayomi of Social Democratic Party (SDP) polled 536; Seun Sylvanus of ACCORD got 127; and Adebayo David of NNPP polled 536 votes.
‘’That Idris Salman of ADC having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared winner and is returned elected,’’ he said.
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