Kogi West Senate Race: Omoluabi Defeats Ex-Kogi SSG to Emerge ADC Candidate

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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared Omolabi Bode Adeyemi as the winner of the keenly contested Kogi West senate primary election which was held on Saturday across the 85 wards of the Senatorial district.
Omoluabi contested the primary election against the former secretary to Kogi state government and former Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Justin Abanida.
The result shows that Omoluabi won in the six local government areas of Kogi, Lokoja, Ijumu, Kabba-Bunu, Yagba East and Mopamuro with over 3000 votes while Barrister Abanida won in Yagba West.
The party had since presented certificate of return to Omoluabi.
Omoluabi is a young man who is generally adjudged to be very popular among young people and also posses strong communication skills, huge mobilization potentials and loved by the people.
Omoluabi is an International Institute of Journalism trained investigative journalist. He will be slogging it out with former Senator Smart Adeyemi and incumbent Senator Dino Melaye.
Political observers have argued that the emergence of Omoluabi Bode is likely going to change the political equation in Kogi West. His emergence now presents the people with choice away from the other contenders.

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