THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere winner of the Kogi Central Senatorial election.
The INEC Returning Officer for the senatorial district Rotimi Ajayi announced this at the collation centre in Okene on Tuesday, February 28.
“Engineer Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the APC having scored the highest votes in the election for the Kogi Central Senatorial seat is hereby declared winner, and is therefore returned elected,” he said.
Sadiku-Ohere defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to emerge winner in the National Assembly elections held on Saturday, February 25.
The APC candidate acquired 52,132 votes, closely followed by Akpoti-Uduaghan who amassed a total of 51,763.
