Kogidecides: James Faleke, Ijumu APC stakeholders defeats PDP in Dino Melaye's LGA.

House of Representatives member and former Deputy governorship candidate to late Prince Abubakar Audu, James Abiodun Faleke with other prominent APC stakeholders in the Kogi West senatorial district re-run election delivered Ijumu LGA to APC, defeating Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ijumu local government with Smart Adeyemi of APC coming out victorious.

Both candidates are from the same local government with James Abiodun Faleke.

While Mr Adeyemi is an indigene of Iyara, Dino Melaye is from Aiyetoro, a neighbouring village while James Faleke is from Ekirin-Ade

The final result for the local government was announced on Sunday morning.

Mr Adeyemi’s APC polled a total of 11,627 votes while Mr Melaye’s PDP amassed 7,647 votes in the local government, according to the electoral commission, INEC. The candidate of the SDP, Natasha Akpoti, came a distant third with 49 votes.