The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Usman Ododo,
candidate of the party in the governorship election in Kogi, is “coastin to
spectacular victory”.
In a statement on Sunday, Felix Morka, APC national
publicity secretary, called on the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) to protect the votes of the electorate in the state.
Morka said the “announced and uploaded results, so far, show
Ododo maintaining a landslide lead in Kogi west and central, with a competitive
showing in Kogi east”.
The APC spokesperson asked INEC to “protect the integrity of the legitimate votes of the Kogi electorate”.
“We are keenly aware
of intense pressure, including violent threats on INEC staff, by agents and
supporters of trailing opposition parties aimed at unduly influencing or
disrupting ongoing collation of results in the state,” the statement reads.
“We urge INEC to stand fast in discharge of its
constitutional duty to deliver free, fair and credible election in the state,
and ensure that the freely exercised will of the Kogi electorate prevails.”
The collation of results is currently ongoing in Lokoja, the
state capital.
With the results announced so far, APC’s Ododo is currently
in the lead with 207,293 votes, followed by Murtala Ajaka, candidate of the
Social Democratic Party (SDP) with 59,807 votes and Dino Melaye of the PPeoples
Democratic Party (PDP) with 21,447 votes.
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