Live Kogi State Governorship Election Results 2023 from LGAs can be accessed below.
Newsone reports that the Kogi Governorship Election 2023 took place in twenty-one (21) Local Government Areas (LGAs). The winning candidates must have the highest number of votes and at least 25 percent of the votes in at least 14 of the 21 local government areas (LGAs) of the state, the minimum requirement to be declared winner of the election according to Section 179 of the Nigerian constitution.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria’s electoral umpire, put the number of registered voters for the election at 1.8 million. The voters will pick one out of 18 candidates seeking to succeed Governor Yahaya Bello as the governor of Kogi State in North-central Nigeria.
This online news platform understands that the governorship election in Kogi is usually between candidates from the majority Igala ethnic group in Kogi East Senatorial District and their opponents from the two other senatorial districts. The Ebira ethnic group, the second largest ethnic group in the state, is mainly in Kogi Central District while the Okun Yoruba constitute the largest group in Kogi West. The contest is no different in this election.
The All Progressives Congress (APC), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are the main contenders in the Kogi State governorship election
Results of the governorship election in Kogi State are currently being collated at local government levels.
Ogori Mangogo LGA
ADC: 11
APC : 362
PDP: 86
SDP:195
Kogi Governorship Election Results from INEC IREV Portal so far:
APC: 211,530
SDP: 104,254
PDP: 29,096
ADC: 16,818
Kogi Governorship Election Results from INEC IREV Portal So Far:
APC: 196,938
SDP: 96,458
PDP: 23,929
ADC: 14,343