A banker-turned politician, Dr Victor Alewo Adoji, has emerged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Kogi East Senatorial District in the 2023 general election.
Adoji polled 117 to defeat Engr. Aminu Suleiman, Elder Ubolo Okpanachi and Isaac Alfa, a former Chief of Air Staff and senator, who scored 54, 43 and 20 respectively.
Adoji, in an interview with journalists, thanked the party’s delegates for their overwhelming support and confidence they have in him.
He descfribed the victory as the beginning of a new dawn in Kogi, particularly the Kogi East senatorial district while expressing confidence for victory in the general election.
Adoji assured Kogi East people that his presence in the National Assembly would impact the generality of the State in areas of economy, security and infrastructural development.
The election was peaceful and monitored by a team of joint security agents, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the media.