By Yekini Jimoh in Lokoja
President Muhammadu Buhari and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has polled a total votes of 285,894 in Kogi to defeat his main challenger, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 218,207 votes.
The presidential results declared in Lokoja by the Kogi State Collation Officer, Prof Michael Adikwu of the University of Abuja, showed that Buhari won in 14 out of the 21 LGAs of the state while Atiku won in seven. Buhari led Atiku with a wide margin of 67,687 votes. Below is the breakdown of the results declared:
Ankpa APC- 21,109 PDP-16,749
Bassa APC- 7,377 PDP- 10,137
Adavi APC-24,843 PDP-10,059
Ajaokuta APC- 13,253 PDP- 10, 710
Ijumu APC- 8,507 PDP- 12,423
Kogi APC- 16, 588 PDP- 10,392
Mopa-Muro APC- 3,646 PDP-5,336
Ibaji APC- 13,545 PDP – 10,307
Ofu APC- 13,171 PDP- 10,374
Lokoja APC- 24,983 PDP- 18,351
Ogori-Magongo APC- 2,323 PDP- 1,956
Okehi APC- 18,222 PDP- 11,965
Okene APC- 37,617 7,839
Olamaboro APC- 12,229 PDP- 11, 325
Omala APC- 8,206 PDP- 11,815
Kabba-Bunu APC- 9,131 PDP- 14,888
Yagba East APC- 5,687 PDP- 8,841
Yagba West APC- 7,175 PDP- 9,419
Dekina APC- 21,392 PDP- 10, 455
Idah APC-9,240 PDP- 8,784
Igalamela APC- 7,650 PDP- 6,082
