• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

PDP, ADC Win 3 Seats In Kogi

by Ayobami Omole
2 years ago
in Politics
PDP
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won two State House of Assembly seats in Kogi state. 

Advertisement

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) also won a seat in Saturday elections conducted across the 25 constituencies in the state.

The seats were ‘snatched’ from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who won all 25 seats in 2019.

PDP candidate for Ogori-Magongo state constituency election, Hon. Bode Ogunmola has been declared winner of the Saturday election.

Declaring the result of the election, Mr Ekundayo Mejebi, returning officer said Ogunmola defeated Major Akerejola of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

RELATED

‘I Can Swear With Quran That I Never Stole Kaduna Money’ — el-Rufai

JUST-IN: SDP Expels Ex-Kaduna Gov El-Rufai

13 hours ago
PDP Youths Back Anyanwu As National Secretary

CP-PDP Backs Zoning PDP Presidential Ticket To South

14 hours ago

Ogunmola scored 2,910 votes to defeat his closest rival, Major Akerejola who scored 2163 votes.

Opposition party, PDP also won the State Assembly seat for Bassa constituency.

Daku Sunday of the PDP won the election with 8399 votes, defeating the candidate of APC who polled 7189 votes.

African Democratic Congress (ADC) won Yagba West constituency seat. 

The party’s candidate, Ibikunle Simon Idowu (Kuli), polled 6551 votes to defeat APC candidate, Yemisi Oshaloto who garnered 6050 votes.

The ruling APC has won all other assembly seats that have been officially announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state.

Meanwhile, two female candidates have been declared winners of the just concluded House of Assembly elections in Kogi state.

The two candidates; Mrs Comfort Nwuchola and Mrs. Omotayo Adeleye-Ishaya, won Ibaji and Ijumu state constituency seats respectively.

Both Nwuchola and Adeleye-Ishaya were candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Both were also the first females to represent their respective constituencies in the state assembly.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Saturday, declared Omotayo Adeleye-Ishaya as the winner of the Ijumu State House of Assembly election.

Declaring the result, the local government electoral officer, Mrs Grace Abalaka Haruna, at the end of the collation exercise at the INEC office, Iyara, said the APC candidate having scored the valid votes of 8568, ahead of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Alaga Tokunbo, who got 3899 and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate who scored 2648, emerged winner of the election.

 


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel




SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

Sen Nnamani Loses Re-election, Congratulates Enugu East Senator-elect, Chukwu

Next Post

PDP Condemns Manhandling Of Party Agents In Imo

Ayobami Omole

Ayobami Omole

You May Like

‘I Can Swear With Quran That I Never Stole Kaduna Money’ — el-Rufai
Politics

JUST-IN: SDP Expels Ex-Kaduna Gov El-Rufai

2025/07/28
PDP Youths Back Anyanwu As National Secretary
Politics

CP-PDP Backs Zoning PDP Presidential Ticket To South

2025/07/28
Metuh Condemns Attacks On Gbajabiamila, Advocates Issue-based Politics
Politics

Metuh Seeks Statutory Provision On Zoning, Defection

2025/07/28
Politics

CSOs Allege Plot To Restrict Guber Hopeful’s Outreach In Imo

2025/07/28
Political Scientists Caution Nigerian Leaders On Use Of Western Ideas
Politics

Political Scientists Caution Nigerian Leaders On Use Of Western Ideas

2025/07/28
Ahead Of 2027: Wrangling Within PDP Unsettles Atiku, Supporters
Politics

ADC Will Take Over Power In 2027 – Atiku

2025/07/28
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

Correctional Service, REA Sign Pact To Enhance Power, Vocations For Inmates

Residents Protest ‘Killing’ Of 20 Villagers In Katsina

2027: Ex-Govs Fayose, Adebayo, Oni, Others Endorse Tinubu, Oyebanji For Second Term

Patients Stranded As Lagos Doctors Begin 3-Day Warning Strike Over Salary Deductions

Nurses, Midwives To Begin 7-Day Warning Strike Tuesday

NMA Gives Federal Gov’t 21-Day Ultimatum Over Unmet Demands

Makinde Allocates 1,000 Hectares Of Land To Curb Illegal Migration

By-election: Abas Urges Residents To Vote APC In Ibadan North

Residents Reject Oyo Govt’s Plan To Extend Rashidi Ladoja Circular Road

Nigeria Loses ₦17.9trn Yearly To Hepatitis — Minister

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.