KogiDecides2023: Kogi Election Live Update, Situation Report And More

Kogi State election live updates, Kogi election analysis & situation reports can be accessed below.

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Major Contenders For Kogi State Governorship Election INEC Update On Number Of Voters For Kogi State Governorship Election KogiDecides2023: Kogi Election Live Update

The Herald reports that November 11, 2023 is election day in Kogi State, Nigeria’s South South and over 1.8 million voters will on today, pick one out of 18 candidates seeking to succeed Governor Yahaya Bello as the governor of Kogi State in North-central Nigeria.

The winning candidates must have the highest number of votes and at least 25 per cent of the votes in at least 14 of the 21 local government areas (LGAs) of the state, the minimum requirement to be declared winner of the election according to Section 179 of the Nigerian constitution.

However, the governorship election in Kogi is usually between candidates from the majority Igala ethnic group in Kogi East Senatorial District and their opponents from the two other senatorial districts. The Ebira ethnic group, the second largest ethnic group in the state, are mainly in Kogi Central District while the Okun Yoruba constitute the largest group in Kogi West. The contest is no different in this election.

Major Contenders For Kogi State Governorship Election

The candidates’ list published by INEC, the governorship elections in Kogi State will be contested by 18 candidates.

The election is believed to be a three-horse race involving the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Usman Ododo; the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Dino Melaye; and the Social Democratic Party’s (SDP) candidate, Murtala Ajaka.

INEC Update On Number Of Voters For Kogi State Governorship Election

Kogi East Senatorial district has 905,274 registered voters, the largest voting bloc in the state constituting 49 per cent of the state’s total.

Also, three of the seven LGAs in the state with over 100,000 voters are in this district – Dekina, with 184,264 eligible voters; Ankpa with 164,514; and Olamaboro with 101,017. The district also has nine local government areas, compared to seven in Kogi West and five in Kogi Central.

Kogi West and Kogi Central have 25.46 and 25.15 per cent of the total votes respectively. While Kogi West has 466,790 total voters, Kogi Central has 461,096 voters.

In Kogi Central, the LGAs with the highest number of voters are Okene with 149,085 eligible voters and Adavi with 113,024. In Kogi East, Lokoja has the highest number of voters with 147,257. In the region, it is only followed by Kaba/Bunu which has 81,091 voters.