The APC is set for the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State with the emergency of Usman Ahmed Ododo from Okene as it’s candidate.
Ododo emerged at a party’s direct primary which was conducted yesterday, April 14, presided over by the Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle.
Announcing the result of the primary late yesterday, the secretary of the Committee that conducted it, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbo
said that Ahmed Ododo got a total of 78,704 votes over his rival, Alhaji Ozigi Salami who polled 1,506 votes
Another contestant, a former Senator, Smart Adeyemi, got 311 votes
The Committee secretary formally declared Usman Ahmed Ododo APC Governorship candidate in the State.
The State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello had earlier made it public that he endorsed Ododo, the State’s Auditor General, as his successor, leading to the withdrawal from the race for the governorship contest by eighth other contestants, including the current Deputy Governor, Onoja.
