Kogi West Senatorial Re-run: Adeyemi Defeats Dino Melaye

Senator Smart Adeyemi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has defeated Sen. Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kogi West Senatorial district election.

Senator Adeyemi scored a total of 88,373 votes to beat Senator Dino Melaye who scored 62,133 votes.

The result came after the  supplementary poll conducted by INEC following the November 16 rerun election which failed to produce a winner.
It was alleged to have been marred by violence and other alleged electoral malpractices.

Following the victory of the APC candidate in the poll and upon receiving the certificate of return, Senator Adeyemi will replace Senator Melaye as the lawmaker representing Kogi West senatorial district in the National assembly.

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