Election: President Buhari Defeat Alhaji Atiku in Kogi
President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the presidential election in Kogi State having polled overall votes of 285, 894 to defeat his main challenger, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar who polled 218,207 votes.
The presidential results declared by
the Kogi State Collation Officer, Prof Michael Adikwu of the University of Abuja, showed 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. Breakdown of the result declared is as 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 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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