2019 Nigerian Senate elections in Kogi State#Kogi Central
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The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in Kogi State held on February 23, and November 16, 2019.{{Cite web|date=2019-11-22|title=INEC lists affected areas for Kogi West senatorial rerun|url=https://punchng.com/breaking-inec-lists-affected-areas-for-kogi-west-senatorial-rerun/|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Punch Newspapers|language=en-US}} Smart Adeyemi representing Kogi West, Yakubu Oseni representing Kogi Central and Jibrin Isah representing Kogi East all won on the platform of All Progressives Congress, unseating their predecessors in the People's Democratic party.{{Cite web|title=UPDATED: Adeyemi Unseats Melaye, Wins Kogi West Senatorial District Election|url=https://www.channelstv.com/2019/11/30/breaking-adeyemi-unseats-melaye-wins-kogi-west-senatorial-district-election/|access-date=2021-08-27|website=Channels Television}}{{Cite web|title=Election Centre|url=https://nigeriaelections.stearsng.com/state/KG/senate/2019|access-date=2021-08-27|website=nigeriaelections.stearsng.com}}{{Cite web|date=2019-02-25|title=Dino Melaye wins Kogi West Senate seat|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/02/dino-melaye-wins-kogi-west-senate-seat/|access-date=2021-08-27|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=ELECTED SENATORS OF THE 9TH ASSEMBLY|url=https://placng.org/i/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ELECTED-SENATORS-FOR-THE-9TH-ASSEMBLY-1.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514123940/https://placng.org/i/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ELECTED-SENATORS-FOR-THE-9TH-ASSEMBLY-1.pdf |archive-date=2021-05-14 }}{{Cite web|date=2019-11-17|title=Kogi Elections: We will not accept this’, Dino Melaye rejects election results|url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/politics/kogi-elections-we-will-not-accept-this-dino-melaye-rejects-election-results/6npj9bq|access-date=2021-08-27|website=Pulse Nigeria|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-06-10|title=Kogi West: Tribunal affirms election of Adeyemi, knocks out Melaye|url=https://businessday.ng/politics/article/kogi-west-tribunal-affirms-election-of-adeyemi-knocks-out-melaye/|access-date=2021-08-27|website=Businessday NG|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Usman|first=Samson Atekojo|date=2019-12-04|title=Smart Adeyemi sworn in to represent Kogi West senatorial district|url=https://dailypost.ng/2019/12/04/smart-adeyemi-sworn-in-to-represent-kogi-west-senatorial-district/|access-date=2021-08-27|website=Daily Post Nigeria|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2019-11-29|title=Nigeria’s ruling APC starts to push PDP out of electoral strongholds|url=https://www.theafricareport.com/20615/nigerias-ruling-apc-starts-to-push-pdp-out-of-electoral-strongholds/|access-date=2021-08-27|website=The Africa Report.com|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Nigerian Senator, Senators in Nigeria :: Nigeria General Information :: Nigeria Information & Guide|url=https://www.nigeriagalleria.com/Nigeria/Nigerian-Senate.html|access-date=2021-08-30|website=www.nigeriagalleria.com}}
Overview
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="3" |Affiliation ! colspan="2" |Party ! rowspan="3" |Total |
| style="background-color:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}}" |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)}}" | |
| APC
!PDP |
|---|
| Before Election
|0 |3 !3 |
| After Election
|3 |0 !3 |
Summary
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! class="unsortable" |District ! class="unsortable" |Incumbent ! colspan="2" |Party ! class="unsortable" |Elected Senator ! colspan="2" |Party |
| Kogi West
| style="background:{{party color|People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)}};" | |PDP | style="background:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}};" | |APC |
| Kogi Central
|Ahmed Ogembe | style="background:{{party color|People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)}};" | |PDP | style="background:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}};" | |APC |
| Kogi East
| style="background:{{party color|People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)}};" | |PDP | style="background:{{party color|All Progressives Congress}};" | |APC |
Results
= Kogi West =
A total of 24 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Smart Adeyemi won the election and the re-run polls, defeating PDP candidate Dino Melaye and 22 other party candidates. Adeyemi received 54.86% of the votes, while Melaye received 38.57%{{Cite web|date=2019-12-01|title=INEC declares Smart Adeyemi winner of Kogi west senatorial district election|url=https://guardian.ng/news/inec-declares-smart-adeyemi-winner-of-kogi-west-senatorial-district-election/|access-date=2021-08-04|website=The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2019-12-01|title=Kogi West: Smart Adeyemi humbles Melaye, returns to Senate -|url=https://theeagleonline.com.ng/kogi-west-smart-adeyemi-humbles-melaye-returns-to-senate/|access-date=2021-08-04|website=The Eagle Online|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=INEC RESULT SHEET KOGI WEST SENATORIAL ELECTION 2019|url=https://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/KOGI-WEST.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108011005/https://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/KOGI-WEST.pdf |archive-date=2019-11-08 }}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2019 Nigerian Senate election in Kogi State}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=All Progressives Congress|candidate=Smart Adeyemi|votes=88,373|percentage=54.86%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|candidate=Dino Melaye|votes=62,133|percentage=38.57%}}
{{Election box candidate no change|party=Others|candidate=|votes=10,589|percentage=6.57%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=166,095|percentage=100%}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=All Progressives Congress}}
{{Election box end}}
= [[Khalifa Abdulrahaman Okene|Kogi Central]] =
A total of 19 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Yakubu Oseni won the election, defeating PDP candidate Ahmed Ogembe, SDP Akpoti Natasha Hadiza and 16 other party candidates. Oseni received 52.87% of the votes, Akpoti received 33.35% while Ogembe received 12.73%.{{Cite web|last=Akinfehinwa|first=John|date=2019-02-25|title=SDP rejects Kogi Central senatorial district results|url=https://dailypost.ng/2019/02/25/sdp-rejects-kogi-central-senatorial-district-results/|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Daily Post Nigeria|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=INEC RESULT SHEET KOGI CENTRAL SENATORIAL ELECTION 2019|url=https://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/KOGI-CENTRAL.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108011054/https://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/KOGI-CENTRAL.pdf |archive-date=2019-11-08 }}{{Cite web|date=2020-06-11|title=Kogi West: Tribunal Upholds Election of Senator Smart Adeyemi|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/06/11/kogi-west-tribunal-upholds-election-of-senator-smart-adeyemi/|access-date=2021-08-27|website=THISDAYLIVE|language=en-US}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2019 Nigerian Senate election in Kogi State}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=All Progressives Congress|candidate=Yakubu Oseni|votes=76,183|percentage=52.87%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=People's Democratic Party (Nigeria)|candidate=Ahmed Ogembe|votes=18,349|percentage=12.73%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Social Democratic Party (Nigeria)|candidate=Natasha Akpoti|votes=48,056|percentage=33.35%}}
{{Election box candidate no change|party=Others|candidate=|votes=1,505|percentage=1.05%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=144,093|percentage=100%}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=All Progressives Congress}}
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= Kogi East =
A total of 24 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. APC candidate Jibrin Isah won the election, defeating PDP candidate Ali Atai Aidoko Usman and 22 other party candidates. Jibrin received 54.50% of the votes, while Aidoko received 30.13%.{{Cite web|title=INEC RESULT SHEET KOGI EAST SENATORIAL ELECTION 2019|url=https://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/KOGI-EAST.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108011049/https://www.inecnigeria.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/KOGI-EAST.pdf |archive-date=2019-11-08 }}{{Cite web|date=2019-08-23|title=BREAKING NEWS: Tribunal sends Dino Melaye packing from Senate, orders fresh election in Kogi west|url=https://www.blueprint.ng/breaking-news-tribunal-sends-dino-melaye-packing-from-senate-orders-fresh-election-in-kogi-west/|access-date=2021-08-27|website=Blueprint Newspapers Limited|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Nigeria|first=Court of Appeal|date=2019-07-30|title=Kogi: Tribunal Decides Senator Isah Jibrin is Duly Elected|url=https://medium.com/@NGCourtofAppeal/kogi-tribunal-decides-senator-isah-jibrin-is-duly-elected-380ce67374c3|access-date=2021-08-27|website=Medium|language=en}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2019 Nigerian Senate election in Kogi State}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=All Progressives Congress|candidate=Jibrin Isah|votes= 134,189|percentage=54.50%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|candidate= Ali Atai Aidoko Usman|votes=74,201|percentage=30.13%}}
{{Election box candidate no change|party=Others|candidate=|votes=37,830|percentage=15.37%}}
{{Election box total no change|votes=246,220|percentage=100%}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=All Progressives Congress}}
{{Election box end}}
Re-run Elections
The November 16, election in Kogi West was declared inconclusive due to voting irregularities. A re-run election was held on November 30, 2019, and Smart Adeyemi of the PDP emerged winner.{{Cite web|date=2019-11-30|title=Five tins wey happun during Kogi West senatorial rerun|url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-50617656|access-date=2021-08-04|website=BBC News Pidgin}}{{Cite news|title=I go challenge Kogi West senatorial rerun result - Dino Melaye|work=BBC News Pidgin|url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-50621821|access-date=2021-08-04}}{{Cite web|title=INEC slates Kogi West Senate Election with State Governorship – Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room|url=https://situationroomng.org/inec-slates-kogi-west-senate-election-with-state-governorship/|access-date=2021-08-27|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Ogbolu|first=George Oshogwe|date=2019-11-30|title=Live Updates: Kogi West Senatorial District Supplementary Election|url=https://www.naijanews.com/2019/11/30/live-updates-kogi-west-senatorial-district-supplementary-election/|access-date=2021-08-27|website=Naija News|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2019-11-30|title=Smart Adeyemi gets more votes than Melaye in Kogi senatorial election|url=https://www.thecable.ng/breaking-smart-adeyemi-gets-more-votes-than-melaye-in-kogi-senatorial-election|access-date=2021-08-27|website=TheCable|language=en-US}}