A former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Abubakar Audu, has won the primaries of the All Progressives Congress for the upcoming governorship election in the state.
Audu emerged in the early hours of Sunday with 1,109 votes after a not-so-keenly contested election.
His closest rival, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, had 701 votes and coming a distant third was a former Senator, Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman, who polled 400 votes.
A lot of drama had characterised the rundown to the primaries.
There were allegations and counter-allegations of candidates buying the APC membership cards meant for the primaries.
Below is the full result of the election:
1. Alhaji Yahaya Bello – 701
2. Senator Nicholas Yahaya Ugbane – 8
3. Haliru Sani Shaibu – 1
4. Hon. Suleiman Baba Ali – 28
5. AVM Saliu Atawodi – 183
6. Alhaji Abdullahi Mohammed – 11
7. Prince Abubakar Audu – 1,109
8. Senator Nurudeen Abatemi – 400
9. Hadiza Ibrahim – 0
10. Alhaji Yakubu Mohammed – 4
11. Rt. Hon. Clarence Olafemi – 7
12. DCP Abutu Ejeh (rtd) – 2
13. Engr. Sunday Ejigbo – 1
14. Colonel Ahmed Usman (rtd). – 6
15. Dr. Tim Nda Diche – 13
16. Dr. Hakeem Habib – 8
17. Prince Rotimi Obadofin – 16
18. Barrister Babatunde Iruekera – 0
19. Olusula George Olumoroti – 58
20. Enejo James Ocholi (SAN) – 90
21. Ojo Onukaba Adinoyi – 2
22. Pharmacist Aliyu Zakari Jiya – 0
23. Senator Alex Kadiri – 1
24. Alhaji Sadiq Adabara – 0
25. Hussein Idris Kazim – 0
26. Alhaji Sanusi Abubakar – 309
27. Edris Danjuma – 5
28. Edris Maiyanga – 2
29. Invalid votes – 29.
