The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja on Wednesday declared the Kogi Central Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial candidate, Mrs. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the winner of the February 25 Kogi Central Senatorial election. The court further declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan as the actual winner of the February Senatorial election in Kogi Central. He also stated that 3 other polling units’ results were deliberately not entered for Natasha in the same LGA. Responding to the judgment, counsel to Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan, Johnson Usman (SAN) said the judgment has now validated the true winner of the Kogi Central election. “This is victory for the people of Kogi Central Senatorial district, victory for Kogi in general and victory for the election processes.

Source: Nigerian Tribune September 06, 2023 17:20 UTC