2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State
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The 2023 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State were held on 25 February 2023, to elect the 3 federal Senators from Kogi State, one from each of the state's three senatorial districts. The elections coincided with the 2023 presidential election, as well as other elections to the Senate and elections to the House of Representatives; with state elections being held two weeks later. Primaries were held between 4 April and 9 June 2022.
Background
In terms of the previous Senate elections, none of the three incumbent senators were returned as
Overview
Affiliation | Party | Total |
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APC | ||
Previous Election | 3[a] | 3 |
Before Election | 3 | 3 |
After Election | 3 | 3 |
Summary
District | Incumbent | Results | ||
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Incumbent | Party | Status | Candidates | |
Kogi Central
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Yakubu Oseni | APC | Incumbent retired New member elected APC hold |
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Kogi East
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Jibrin Isah | APC | Incumbent re-elected |
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Kogi West
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Smart Adeyemi | APC | Incumbent lost renomination New member elected APC hold |
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Kogi Central
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The
Primary elections
All Progressives Congress
In late April, reports revealed that Oseni had not purchased primary forms due to Governor Yahaya Bello's endorsement of former commissioner Abubakar Sadiku Ohere for the seat.[16] On the primary date, Ohere was nominated over Ramat Tijani Atta and Dalhatu Sheriff by a wide margin; however, both losing aspirants rejected the process and staged a walkout.[17][18]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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APC | Abubakar Sadiku Ohere | 260 | 91.55% | |
APC | Ramat Tijani Atta | 13 | 4.58% | |
APC | Dalhatu Sheriff | 11 | 3.87% | |
Total votes | 284 | 100.00% | ||
Invalid or blank votes | 1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 285 | Unknown |
People's Democratic Party
On the primary date, two candidates contested an indirect primary in Okene that ended with Natasha Akpoti—SDP nominee in 2019—winning the nomination after results showed her defeating Adamu Mahmoud Atta by a significant margin.[25] Akpoti had defected from the SDP in March 2022.[26] Although Atta contested the results, a Federal High Court dismissed his lawsuit in August and his appeal was dismissed by an Appeal Court in November.[27][28]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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PDP | Natasha Akpoti | 159 | 92.44% | |
PDP | Adamu Mahmoud Atta | 13 | 7.56% | |
Total votes | 172 | 100.00% | ||
Invalid or blank votes | 1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 173 | 100.00% |
Campaign
A few weeks after the start of the official campaign period in late September, the senate race rose to national attention due to a public spat between Akpoti and
The contentious campaigning worsened into violence in early December when Akpoti's formal campaign commencement was attacked, injuring multiple people.[33] The Akpoti campaign blamed Bello and the APC, accusing them of sponsoring the assailants.[34] The next month, Akpoti received the endorsement of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland Abdul Rahman Ado Ibrahim despite a reported threat by Bello against traditional leaders supportive of non-APC candidates.[35] On the day prior to Election Day, the Bello administration destroyed roads leading to Akpoti's hometown in an alleged attempt to prevent INEC officials from reaching the community.[36]
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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AA
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Aminat Suleman Ohuni | |||
ADP | Audu Omuya Abdulhameed | |||
ADC | Moshood Ali | |||
APC | Abubakar Sadiku Ohere | |||
APGA | Moses Najim | |||
LP | Yahya Abdul | |||
NRM
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Awalu Wusa | |||
New Nigeria Peoples Party
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Saliu Abdulazeez Anakobe | |||
PRP | Abdulkadir Tajudeen | |||
PDP | Natasha Akpoti | |||
SDP | Peter O. Moses | |||
ZLP
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Fatimoh Suleiman | |||
Total votes | 100.00% | |||
Invalid or blank votes | N/A | |||
Turnout |
Kogi East
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The
Primary elections
All Progressives Congress
In the primary, Isah defeated Yahaya Audu—brother of former Governor Abubakar Audu—by a wide margin; however, Audu rejected the results as fabricated and claimed that both him and his agent were denied entry to the primary venue.[17]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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APC | Jibrin Isah | 472 | 98.74% | |
APC | Yahaya Audu | 6 | 1.26% | |
Total votes | 478 | 100.00% | ||
Invalid or blank votes | 1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 479 | Unknown |
People's Democratic Party
On the primary date, an indirect primary resulted in Victor Alewo Adoji winning the nomination after results showed him defeating runner-up Aminu Abubakar Suleiman by a significant margin.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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PDP | Victor Alewo Adoji | 177 | 60.41% | |
PDP | Aminu Abubakar Suleiman | 54 | 18.43% | |
PDP | Ubolo Okpanachi | 42 | 14.33% | |
PDP | Isaac Alfa | 20 | 6.83% | |
Total votes | 293 | 100.00% |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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ADP | Moses Itodo | |||
APP
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Sunday Onayi | |||
ADC | Hilary Edime Amodu | |||
APC | Jibrin Isah | |||
LP | Sylvester Pat Amanah | |||
NRM
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Isaiah Davies Ijele | |||
New Nigeria Peoples Party
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Abdullahi Muhammed Abdullahi | |||
PDP | Victor Alewo Adoji | |||
SDP | Jacob Egbunu | |||
YPP | Emmanuel Abbah | |||
Total votes | 100.00% | |||
Invalid or blank votes | N/A | |||
Turnout |
Kogi West
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The
Primary elections
All Progressives Congress
The primary, held in Kabba, resulted in Adeyemi losing renomination to Sunday Karimi—former House of Representatives member for Yagba East/Yagba West/Mopamuro. Karimi received 288 votes compared to runner-up Aina's 73 votes and third place Adeyemi's 43 votes.[40] The next month, Adeyemi thanked five delegates for returning his bribes;[41] later that month, Adeyemi rejected the results while claiming that Governor Yahaya Bello tried to force him to withdraw and the primary itself was manipulated.[42]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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APC | Sunday Karimi | 288 | 69.57% | |
APC | Muyiwa Aina | 73 | 17.63% | |
APC | Smart Adeyemi | 43 | 10.39% | |
APC | Isah Abdulkareem | 9 | 2.17% | |
APC | Doyin Eshanumi | 1 | 0.24% | |
Total votes | 414 | 100.00% | ||
Invalid or blank votes | 6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 420 | 100.00% |
People's Democratic Party
The original primary resulted in a tie between former Senator
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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PDP | Tajudeen Yusuf | 163 | 62.21% | |
PDP | Dino Melaye | 99 | 37.79% | |
Total votes | 262 | 100.00% |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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A | Moses Adeola Eseyin | |||
ADC | Dele Bello-Williams | |||
APC | Sunday Karimi | |||
NRM
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Bala Abdulghafar Dirisu | |||
New Nigeria Peoples Party
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Abubakar Muhammad Ibukun | |||
PDP | Tajudeen Yusuf | |||
SDP | Abdulrahman Tanko Ndakwo | |||
YPP | Vance Ayodele Obitomi | |||
Total votes | 100.00% | |||
Invalid or blank votes | N/A | |||
Turnout |
Notes
- ^ a b In the regularly scheduled 2019 election for Kogi West, Dino Melaye (PDP) was originally elected Senator and was sworn in alongside other senators in June of that year. However, an August Election Petition Tribunal ruling and October Appeal Court decision annulled the election;[1][2] the rerun was held in November 2019 and was won by Smart Adeyemi (APC).
See also
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- ^ Ugwu, Francis. "Appeal Court upholds PDP's Akpoti-Uduaghan's candidacy for Kogi Central". Daily Post. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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- ^ Akinpelu, Yusuf. "INEC declares Smart Adeyemi winner of Kogi West senatorial election". Premium Times. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ a b Akinfehinwa, John. "Kogi West 2023: Smart Adeyemi loses fourth term bid to Senate". Daily Post. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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- ^ Oyeleke, Sodiq. "2023: Again, PDP adjusts dates for primaries". The Punch. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ Jimoh, Yekini. "Kogi West PDP Senatorial Primary Ends In Deadlock". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ a b c Obahopo, Boluwaji. "PDP Primaries: Dino Melaye fails to secure PDP Ticket, loses rerun to Reps Member, TJ Yusuf". Vanguard. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Oyeleke, Sodiq. "Why I lost PDP primary in Kogi -Dino Melaye". The Punch. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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