Adeyemi Defeats Melaye In Kogi West Senatorial Rerun Election

Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared the winner of the Kogi West Senatorial election rerun conducted o  Saturday.
Olayinde Lawal, the returning officer of the election, declared Adeyemi winner at the end of the exercise.
According to Lawal, Adeyemi polled 88,373 votes to defeat Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), his closest challenger, who got 62,133 votes.
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