Dino Melaye Wins PDP Kogi Governorship Ticket

Dino Melaye, a former Senator who represented Kogi West in National Assembly has been declared winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for the Kogi State Governorship Election scheduled for November 11, 2023.

VerseNews Nigeria reports that the result was announced on Sunday by the party’s chairman, primary Election Committee, Ahmed Makarfi at end of the indirect primary held in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.

According to the results, Dino polled 313 votes to defeat his closest rival, Jabiru Usman who polled 127 votes.

A former Deputy Governor, Yomi Awoniyi scored 77 votes and the PDP governorship candidate in 2019, Musa Wada had a total of 56 votes.

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Dino’s victory will be a big blow to Rivers State Governor and a member of PDP, Nyesom Wike who mocked him for aspiring to unseat Governor Yahaya Bello

Dino will now have to face a former Auditor General of Local Government in Kogi State, Usman Odod of All Progressive Congress Party (APC) in the election scheduled to hold on November 11, 2023.

This Online News Media reported that the incumbent governor, Yahaya Bello had days ago endorsed Ododo.