The senator who represented Kogi West in the eight National Assembly and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dino Melaye, has lost his seat at the upper chamber.
He was defeated by Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
After the rerun on Saturday, Adeyemi polled a total of 88,373 votes to defeat his closest rival, Melaye, who polled 62,133 votes.
The returning officer of the election Olayinde Lawal declared Adeyemi winner at the end of the rerun on Saturday, November 30, 2019.
Some Nigerians has taken to social media page to mock Dino Melaye, while others blamed him for arrogance and pride, others insisted that the election was rigged.
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