Kogi APC governorship primary elections: Prince Audu wins

The keenly contested All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for the 2015 Kogi governorship election has come to an end.

Prince Abubakar Audu, a former governor of Kogi State emerged the winner, polling a total of 1,109 votes to clinch the ticket.

The election, headed by Governor Nasir elRufai of Kaduna state had 28 aspirants from the three senatorial zones of Kogi State.

The exercise which held at the Lokoja Confluence stadium commenced on Saturday, August 29th 2015 and lasted till about 10:00am of Sunday 30th August, 2015.

About 3, 004 accredited APC delegates cast the ballots that produced the party flag bearer for November 26 governorship election in Kogi State.

See result below:

1. Alh. Yahaya Bello - 701
2. Sen. Nicholas Y. Ugbane - 8
3. Haliru Sani Shaibu - 1
4. Hon. Suleiman Baba Ali -28
5. AVM Saliu Atawodi - 183
6. Abdullahi Mohammed - 11
7. Prince Abubakar Audu - 1,109
8. Sen. Nurudeen Abatemi - 400
9. Hadiza Ibrahim - 0
10. Alh. Yakubu Mohammed- 4
11. Rt. Hon. Clarence Olafemi - 7
12. DCP Abutu Ejeh Rtd. - 2
13. Engr. Sunday Ejigbo - 1
14. Col. Ahmed Usman rtd. - 6
15. Dr. Tim Nda Diche - 13
16. Dr. Hakeem Habib - 8
17. Prince Rotimi Obadofin - 16
18. Barr. Babatunde Iruekera - 0
19. Olusula George Olumoroti - 58
20. Enejo James Ocholi SAN - 90
21. Ojo Onukaba Adinoyi - 2
22. Pharm. Aliyu Zakari Jiya. - 0
23. Sen. Dr. Alex Kadiri. - 1
24. Alh. Sadiq Adabara. - 0
25. Hussein Idris Kazim - 0
26. Alh. Sanusi Abubakar - 309
27. Edris Danjuma - 5
28. Edris Maiyanga - 2

INVALID VOTES - 29.

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