Dino Melaye wins Kogi West senatorial seat

Dino Melaye

Senator Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been returned as winner of the Kogi West Senatorial District election.

The returning officer for the district, Emmanuel Bala, announced the results on Monday.

Mr Melaye defeated Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by 85,395 votes to 66,901 votes while the ADC candidate polled 6,861 votes.