Age: 40

Birthday: June 18

Town: Agassa

LGA: Okene

Education: Accounting, Ahmadu Bello University
Public service careerRMAFC (revenue officer, accountant)

Political career: New kid on the block

Campaign promise: “To move Kogi in a new direction”

Core base: Kogi central

Social media: 3,833 likes on Facebook

Hobbies: football, boxing, reading, travelling

Yahaya Bello on Saturday won the governorship election of Kogi state after the formality of a supplementary election.

Bello had inherited the 240,861 votes polled by Abubakar Audu in the November 21 poll, which was declared inconclusive by INEC shortly before Audu died. Idris Wada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the incumbent, came second with 199,514 votes.

A supplementary election then took place in 91 polling units in 19 local government areas on Saturday and Bello polled an additional 6885 to Wada’s 5363. Final score: APC 247,742, PDP 204,877.

The constitutional crisis is yet to be resolved — there are a couple of cases going to court. Audu’s running mate, James Faleke, believes he should be declared the inheritor of Audu’s votes having run on a joint ticket with him.

Wada also wants to be declared governor-elect, maintaining that Audu had died with his votes.

Bello is, therefore, Kogi’s governor-elect, pending the legal battles. But how much do you really know about the 40-year-old graduate of accounting?

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