A former Senator representing Kogi West District, Dino Melaye, has won the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November 11 governorship election the State.
Melaye, a two-time member of the National Assembly, scored the highest votes in the indirect primary election held on Sunday in Lokoja, the State capital.
Declaring the results of the election, the Electoral Officer, Barr. Lauretu Ogwuche, said Melaye polled 313 votes to beat eight other aspirants, including his closest rival, Ilonah Idoko Kingsley, who scored 124 votes.
The election had a former Governor of Kaduna State and one-time PDP National Chairman, Ahmed Makarfi, as the Returning Officer.
There were delegates from the 21 local government areas of Kogi State in attendance as well as top officials of the party, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and security agencies.
