Juliet Buna
The candidate of the People Democratic Party, Dino Melaye lost his Ijumu local government to Ahmed Ododo of the All Progressive Congress.
According to the Nation, the result declared by the LG Returning officer, Dr Samuel Obasan, APC won the local government area with 19,524 votes followed by PDP with 6,909 votes while ADC came third with 1,898 votes and the SDP garnered 356 votes.
Mr Melaye is a registered voter at Polling Unit 004, Aiyetoro Gbede Ward 1, in Ijumu LGA, in Kogo West Senatorial District of Kogi State