According to the final list from the electoral umpire, INEC, 18 candidates from 18 political parties are running to succeed Yahaya Bello in the Lugard House.
Three out of the 18 candidates are from the Western Senatorial district while the Central and Eastern senatorial districts have 1 and 14 candidates respectively.Leke Abejide is a serving House of Representatives member who was elected under the platform of the African Democratic Congress to represent Yagba Federal Constituency. He was reelected on February 25, 2023 for his second term as a federal lawmaker.
A school of thought said that Leke Abejide would have focused on his Reps seat and continue to spread his tentacles to prepare for a greater task while another is of the view that his popularity in Yagba Federal Constituency, which is just three out of the 21 LGAs in the state, doesn’t guarantee his victory at the poll.
Being the candidate of the major opposition party in the state, Melaye is well known for his courageous and outspoken lifestyle where he has severally made case for the masses. Even as a member of an opposition party, he enjoys the support of the people because they see him as one who stands for the “truth.”
Several calls have been made to reconcile Melaye and the people of Kogi West senatorial district but the matter remains unsolved. Being the candidate of the ruling party, he enjoys more support from the people of Kogi State because his party’s structure across the state gives more attention to elections.
Ajaka resigned his position and membership of the APC after which he emerged as the gubernatorial candidate of Social Democratic Party in the November 11 election. The widely supported candidate from Igalaland recently revealed that over 10 political parties are collapsing their structures to work with him in the Accord Party. He also denied stepping down for the candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Alh Muritala Ajaka.
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