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INEC Grants Certificates of Return to Kogi Governor-Elect Ododo and Deputy

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially presented certificates of return to Usman Ododo, the governor-elect of Kogi State, and his running mate, Joel Salifu. The ceremony took place at the INEC headquarters in Lokoja, the state capital, on Friday, amidst jubilation from a massive crowd of supporters. Usman Ododo, representing the All Progressives Congress (APC), secured victory in the off-season governorship election held on November 11 in Kogi State. He emerged with a wide margin, polling 446,237 votes, surpassing Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who…

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SDP’s Muritala Ajaka Protests INEC’s Declaration of APC’s Ododo as Kogi State Governorship Winner

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Following the official announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, declaring Ahmed Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Kogi State governorship election with 446,237 votes, Muritala Ajaka, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, and a multitude of his supporters staged a protest at INEC’s headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday. INEC revealed that Ajaka secured the second position with a total of 259,052 votes, while Senator Dino Melaye, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), came in third with 46,362…

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