The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has been declared winner of the APC governorship primary held in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, and ended Thursday night.
Bello polled a total of 3,091 votes to defeat his closest rival, Babatunde Irukera who polled 109 votes.
Other contenders are Hadiza Ibrahim, 0 votes; Yahaya Audu, 10 votes; Sani Lulu, 10 votes; Abubakar Bashir, 3 votes and Ekele Blessing who polled zero votes.
The election was conducted under the supervision of Mohammed Badaru, the Jigawa State Governor.