A senate candidate for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan, has been defeated by Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) subsequently proclaimed Ohiare the victor of the Kogi Central Senatorial district election on February 25.
In a hotly contested race, Sadiku-Ohere triumphed over Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Ms. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
Prof. Rotimi Ajayi, the INEC Returning Officer for Kogi central senatorial district, announced the result on Tuesday in Okene.
He said Sadiku-Ohere garnered 52,132 votes against Natasha’s 51,763 votes to clinch the seat, a difference of 369 votes between them.
“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,” Ajayi said.