By Stephen Adeleye
Arc. Salman Idris of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has been declared winner of Kabba-Bunu/Ijumu House of Representatives election in Kogi by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The Returning Officer, Dr Adams Baba, announced this at the collation centre in Kabba, Kogi on Sunday.
The Returning Officer, Dr Adams Baba, announced the results in Kabba on Monday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Returning officer had on Feb. 26, declared the result of the Kabba/Bunu/Ijumu House of Representatives election inconclusive.
Baba had said that the declaration was due to the difference between the margin of winner and voided results in two polling units.
Declaring the final result on Monday (today) in Kabba, Baba said Mr Idris Salman of ADC polled 13,867, while the the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Matthew Kolawole polled 13,605.
Baba added that Mr Olaiya Olobatoke of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 10,967 votes; Mr Bello Abayomi of Social Democratic Party (SDP) polled 536; Seun Sylvanus of ACCORD got 127; and Adebayo David of NNPP polled 536 votes.
”That Idris Salman of ADC having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared winner and is returned elected,” the returning officer said.
NAN reports that the candidate of APC, Mr Matthew Kolawole, is the present Speaker of Kogi House of Assembly.
NAN reports that the leadership of ADC in the state had since on February 26, maintained that their candidate won the election, that INEC should declared the result. (NAN
