Tribunal Declares Natasha Winner Of Kogi Central Election

The Kogi State Election Petitions Tribunal has declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the Kogi Central Senatorial election which took place in February.

It also invalidated the victory of Senator Abubakar Ohere of the All Progressives Congress.

The Tribunal Chairman, Justice K. A. Orjiako, delivered the unanimous judgment of the three-man panel, disclosing that Sen. Ohere’s results were inflated in nine polling units in the Ajaokuta Local Government Area.

He further said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reduced Natasha’s results in those areas and left out the results of three other polling units meant for Natasha in the same LGA.

After the important corrections, the court declared Natasha as the winner of the election with 54,074 votes, surpassing Ohere, who had 51,291 votes.