Melaye garnered 210 votes to defeat the All Congress candidate (APC), Ahmed Ododo, who pulled 22 votes while Leke Abejide of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) came a distant third with 7 votes.

 

Senator Dino Melaye, the governorship candidate of the People Democratic Party (PDP), has been declared the winner of his polling unit, The Nation reports.

Melaye garnered 210 votes to defeat the All Congress candidate (APC), Ahmed Ododo, who pulled 22 votes while Leke Abejide of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) came a distant third with 7 votes.

The National Rescue Movement, People’s Redemption Party, African Democratic Party, 001 and Social Democratic Party got 001, 002, 001 and 001 respectively.

The polling unit recorded a low voter turnout as 252 voters were accredited out of 819 registered voters.

The Nation reports that the PDP standard bearer alongside his followers boycotted the exercise.