The governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, has emerged winner in the All Progressives Congress APC governorship primaries held in Lokoja, the state capital on August 29th.
It was gathered that out of a total of 3,596 delegates that were accredited, Bello secured 3,127 votes.
The Nation also reported that ten aspirants were cleared by the APC national working committee to contest in the election.
As the results were being awaited, Justice Abdul Awulu, the vacation judge sitting in a high court in Lokoja, on Thursday, August 29, dismissed an ex parte application to stop the governorship primaries of the APC in the state.
On that note, Yahaya Bello will represent the party in the November 16th governorship election.
