The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of results of the governorship election in Kogi State.The Returning Officer for the election and Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Professor Ibrahim Umar, announced this on Sunday in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital.Professor Umar told party agents and other political stakeholders present at the INEC office where the collation of results took place that the exercise would continue by 9am on Monday.He explained that the announcement was necessary as the results of the election in the remaining two local governments have yet to be brought to the collation centre.The announcement followed the collation of results of the election in 19 out of the 21 local government areas (LGAs) in Kogi.Those collated so far are Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ankpa, Bassa, Dekina, Idah, Igalamela-Odolu, Ijumu, and Kabba/Bunu LGAs.Others are Koton Karfe, Mopa-Muro, Ofu, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi, Okene, Olamaboro, Omala, Yagba East, and Yagba West LGAs.The local governments where results are expected are Ibaji and Lokoja LGAs.The incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yahaya Bello, as well as the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP), Musa Wada and Natasha Akpoti, are among the leading contenders in the election.Of the results collated so far, it is a close battle between Bello who won 10 LGAs and Wada who claimed nine LGAs while Natasha has yet to win any local government.However, the governor has so far polled 374,081 votes and taken the lead with over 200,000 votes as his PDP and SDP rivals scored 168,141 and 8,539 votes respectively. 7:27 PM: INEC’s Returning Officer, Professor Ibrahim Umar, announces that collation of results will continue on Monday.
06:53 PM
Dekina LGA
APC – 8,948
PDP – 16,575
SDP – 321
04:15 PM
Bassa LGA APC – 8,386
PDP – 9,724
SDP – 269
04:02 PM
Ofu LGA
APC – 11,006
PDP – 12,264
SDP – 531
03:39 PM:
Ankpa LGA
APC – 11,269
PDP – 28,108
SDP – 399
15:38 pm
Collation of results resumes.
14: 30pm
The Collation Center goes on an hour break. Meanwhile, collation of results is yet to commence for Bayelsa State.
14:24 pm
Yagba West
APC – 7,868
PDP – 8,860
SDP – 211
The Returning Officer reported that there was one case of ballot snatching.
14:05 pm
Olamaboro LGA
APC – 16,876
PDP – 8,155
SDP – 262
13:51 pm
Idah LGA
APC – 4,602
PDP – 13,962
SDP – 221
The Returning Officer stated that there were irregularities such as over-voting and card reader malfunction in some units.

13:39 pm:
Ajaokuta LGA
APC – 17952
PDP – 5,565
SDP – 323
13:33 pm
Mopa-muro LGA
APC – 4,953
PDP – 3,581
SDP – 95
13:17 pm
Okehi LGA
APC – 36,954
PDP – 478
SDP – 3,095
12:49 pm
Kabba/Bunu
Collation Officer returns to reannounce with results. He says there were some issues in about seven wards.
APC – 15,364
PDP – 8,084
SDP – 364
12:40 pm
Yagba East LGA
APC – 6,735
PDP – 7,546
SDP – 220
12:32 pm:
Koton Karfe LGA
APC – 14,097
PDP – 9,404
SDP – 657
12:07 pm:
Kabba/Bunu
APC – 15,364
PDP – 8,084
SDP – 364
The collation officer was, however, stopped from announcing further results and asked to go and reconcile figures for his summary.
11:48 am
Okene LGA
APC – 112,762
PDP – 139
SDP – 50
11:34 am:
Igala Mela/Odolu
APC – 8,075
PDP – 11,195
SDP – 208
11:16 am
Adavi LGA
APC – 64,657
PDP – 366
SDP – 279
PDP agent rejected the results on the basis that the turnout of voters reported by the collation officer is ‘false’.
11:06 am
Omala LGA
APC – 8,473
PDP – 14,403
SDP – 567
According to the Returning Officer, results were cancelled in five Registration Areas due to violence and disruption of the electoral process and threats to life.
10:57: am
Ijumu LGA
APC – 11,425
PDP – 7, 587
SDP – 223
The Returning Officer reported cases of violence and card reader malfunction.
10:45 am
Ogori-Magongo LGA
APC – 3,679
PDP – 2,145
SDP – 244
According to the Returning Officer, elections were peaceful in this LG.
9:30 am: Results for Kogi gov election start arriving at Collation Centre. Source;
https://confluencenewsbit..com/2019/11/collation-of-results-for-kogi.html?m=1