The Kogi governorship election petition tribunal led by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, has fixed May 27 to deliver judgment on the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka, against the victory of Governor Usman Ododo.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announced Usman Ododo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the winner of the Kogi governorship election which was held on November 11, 2023.
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Governor Ododo polled 446,237 votes to defeat the SDP’s Murtala Ajaka, who came second with 259,052 votes, and Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 46,362 votes.
The SDP and its candidate filed petitions to challenge the outcome of the election.
