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INEC Declares Kogi Senatorial Rerun Inconclusive

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the senatorial election in Kogi West Senatorial District inconclusive.

The Poll was declared inconclusive on the ground that the lead margin between Mr Smart Adeyemi who polled 80,118 votes and Dino Melaye who got 59,548 is 20,570 which is lower than the 43,127 registered voters in 53 polling units of 20 registration areas in the zone.

The senatorial poll was declared inconclusive by the returning officer, Professor Olayinde Lawal, on Sunday.

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He stressed that he was constrained to declare any winner because of the leading margin adding that, INEC would announce a date for the supplementary poll in the senatorial district

Robiu Musa

A season Journalist, philanthropist and founder, Concerned Nation Builders Initiative (CNI), an NGO.

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