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Buhari wins presidential election in Kogi

by Alice Babalola
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President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has defeated his closet rival, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the presidential election in Kogi State, having polled total votes of 285, 894, against Atiku who won 218,207 votes.

The presidential results was announced by the Kogi State Collation Officer, Prof Michael Adikwu of the University of Abuja, who declared that Buhari won in 14 out of the 21 LGAs of the state while Atiku won in seven.

Buhari led Atiku with a wide margin of 67,687 votes.

See breakdown of the result below:

Ankpa

APC- 21,109

PDP-16,749

Bassa

APC- 7,377

PDP- 10,137

Adavi

APC-24,843

PDP-10,059

Ajaokuta

APC- 13,253

PDP- 10, 710

Ijumu

APC- 8,507

PDP- 12,423

Kogi

APC- 16, 588

PDP- 10,392

Mopa-Muro

APC- 3,646

PDP-5,336

Ibaji

APC- 13,545

PDP – 10,307

Ofu

APC- 13,171

PDP- 10,374

Lokoja

APC- 24,983

PDP- 18,351

Ogori-Magongo

APC- 2,323

PDP- 1,956

Okehi

APC- 18,222

PDP- 11,965

Okene

APC- 37,617

PDP- 7,839

Olamaboro

APC- 12,229

PDP- 11, 325

Omala

APC- 8,206

PDP- 11,815

Kabba-Bunu

APC- 9,131

PDP- 14,888

Yagba East

APC- 5,687

PDP- 8,841

Yagba West

APC- 7,175

PDP- 9,419

Dekina

APC- 21,392

PDP- 10, 455

Idah

APC-9,240

PDP- 8,784

Igalamela

APC- 7,650

PDP- 6,082

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