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| Turnout | 40.98% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 LGA results Ododo: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% >90% Ajaka: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Abejide: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Kogi State gubernatorial election was held on 11 November 2023 to elect the Governor of Kogi State.[1] Incumbent APC Governor Yahaya Bello was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term in office. The primaries were scheduled for between 27 March and 17 April 2022.
APC candidate and Auditor-General for Local Governments in Kogi State, Ahmed Usman Ododo, defeated SDP candidate Murtala Ajaka by 187,185 votes.[2]
- ^ Adenekan, Samson. "INEC releases date for Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi off-cycle governorship elections". Premium Times. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Ijaseun, David (2023-11-12). "Kogi governorship election results in figures". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2023-11-19.