Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa Hold Guber Elections Today

Residents of Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa States will head to the polls today for their off-cycle elections to elect their next governors.

These elections cover the South East, South South and North Central regions of Nigeria.

In Imo and Bayelsa, the incumbents are seeking re-election, while Kogi State is set to elect a new governor.

In Kogi State, the electorate will vote for a new state leader as Governor Yahaya Bello exits office after his two constitutional terms.

The APC candidate, Ododo Usman Ahmed, endorsed by the incumbent, competes against Murtala Yakubu Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Dino Melaye of the PDP, and Leke Abejide of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

In Imo, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had cleared 17 candidates for today’s governorship election.

Leading the pack are Governor Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party’s Athan Achonu