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Just In: INEC declares Yahaya Bello winner of Kogi governorship election

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                                                Governor Yahaya Bello             
 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared incumbent Governor Yahaya Bello winner of the 2019 governorship election in Kogi state.

 Bello scored a total of 406,222 votes to defeat his closest rival and candidate of the PDP, Engr Musa Wada who polled a total of 189,704 votes.   
INEC’s Returning Officer for the election and Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Professor Ibrahim Garuba, said Bello had been declared winner, having scored the highest number of votes during the poll conducted on Saturday.
Umar said the total number of cancelled votes were 149,576 and that the margin of lead was 216,518.
In addition, Mrs. Natasha Akpoti of the Social Democratic Party SDP came third in the exercise with 9,482 votes.
INEC had on Sunday evening suspended further collation of results till today. 19 Local Governments had been collated yesterday while results for Ibaji and Lokoja were being awaited.
When collation resumed on Monday morning at about 9.30am, the Returning Officer for Dekina made clarifications on why votes were cancelled in certain poling units in the Local Government.
Meanwhile,President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday congratulated Governor Yahaya Bello on his re-election in the November 16 gubernatorial poll.
Buhari explained the election and emergence of the Bello, who was the All Progressives Congress, APC, nominee as “a race well run and a victory well won.”
In a statement by his spokesperson, Femi Adesina, Buhari commended APC supporters for remaining steadfast and resolute even in the face of isolated incidents of violence.
Buhari also condoled with families and loved ones of those who lost their lives as a result of grievous acts of violence by   the political gangster.

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