The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the Kogi State Off-Cycle Governorship Election which took place on Saturday.
INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Johnson Urama who announced the result after collation of election results from the 21 Local Government Areas of the state on Sunday night in Lokoja said Ododo won by polling a total number of 446,237 votes.
He defeated his closest rival, Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) who polled 259,052 votes