Dino Melaye has been declared the winner of the Kogi West Senatorial District election in Kogi State.

The returning officer for Kogi West Senatorial district, Emmanuel Bala, made the announcement on Monday saying Mr Melaye scored the highest number of votes from the election.

Mr Melaye having scored the highest number of votes was declared winner and returned elected with 85,395 votes while Mr Smart Adeyemi of APC got 66,901 votes.

Speaking after the announcement, Dino Melaye said he fought hard overnight for his votes not to be “stolen” and the INEC officials had to accede to the legitimate wishes of the electorate.

Congratulations, Senator Melaye.

Kanyi Okeke

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