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Gubernatorial election was held in Kogi state on 21 November 2015. The gubernatorial election is to elect the governor of Kogi state; the official at the head of the executive branch of a state. This election form part of the 2015 State elections. The last Kogi state gubernatorial election was held in 2011. The incumbent Governor, Captain Idris Wada, ran for re-election which is one of the top contender in the Kogi governorship election and the former Governor, Prince Audu which is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Candidates
This is a list of Kogi State governorship candidates and their political parties. Although there would have been 22 candidates but Zainab Usman, the candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), announced her withdrawal from the contest on 21 November, asking her supporters to votes for Abubakar Audu. Although this was too late to alter election materials, thus her name still remain on the ballot paper voters go to the polls. Two candidates were| prominent, namely Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party and Abubakar Audu of the All Progressives Congress.
Gubernatorial election campaigns
Gubernatorial election campaigns by political parties commenced on 24 July, 2015 and ended 19 November 2015 in Kogi. The two top contenders campaigned throughout the 21 local governments and 239 wards of the state.
Results
On 22 November 2015, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the results of the Kogi governorship poll from all the 21 local government areas in the State. Though there were of violence that resulted in huge deployment of security personnel, but turned out eventually to be largely peaceful. The election also drew a mammoth crowd of voters in the major test of wits between the ruling APC and the new opposition PDP. The results announced in all the polling units which make up the state constituency for the election were declared by the State Collation/Returning Officer. Prince Abubakar Audu sponsored by the All Progressives Congress (APC) had 240,867 votes while Captain Idris Wada, the incumbent governor, who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 199,514 and came second. So there was a gap of approximately 41,353 votes.
Inconclusiveness Of The Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared governorship election in Kogi state inconclusive. According to results declared by the Returning Officer, Emmanuel Kucha, Abubakar Audu of the All Progressives Congress scored 240,867 while Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party scored 199,514 votes. Mr. Kucha said the margin of votes between Abubakar Audu and Idris Wada is 41,353. And thereby making the election inconclusive because the total number of registered voters in 91 polling units, in 18 local government areas, where election was cancelled is 49,953.
Supplementary Election
The Supplementary Election was conducted on 5 December 2015 in 91 polling units across 18 local government areas in Kogi state. According to the results declared by Mr. Kucha, the APC had 6,885 votes in the supplementary election, bringing the total votes it received to 247,752, having polled 240,857 in the November 21 election. The second runner up, the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Captain Idris Wada, the incumbent governor, scored 5,363 in the supplementary election. Thus, PDP polled a total of 204, 877 votes, having had 199,514 at the November 21 election.
Declaration of Kogi state Governor
The Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) declared Yahaya Bello of the All Progressives Congress following inconclusiveness of the governorship election on November 22. The Returning Officer, Mr.Kucha, declared Mr. Bello winner. Following the conclusion that Yahaya Bello of the APC, satisfied the requirement of the law. Mr. Kucha said, Mr. Bello emerged APC candidate for the supplementary election, after the death of Abubakar Audu on November 22. The deceased won the APC primary election and Yahaya Bello was first runner-up.