Sen. Smart Adeyemi
Incumbent Senator Smart Adeyemi on Saturday lost his bid to return to represent Kogi West Senatorial District in the National Assembly.
The journalist and politician lost the ticket of the All Progressives Congress for the District to Sunday Karimi.
Karimi polled 288 votes to floor Adeyemi and four other aspirants at the election held in Kabba.
Adeyemi got 43 votes while Dr. Muri Aina got 73, Adedoyin Eshanumi got one vote, Mohamed Wambai got nine votes, and Christopher Oni got one vote.
Karimi had earlier represented Yagba Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives between 2011 and 2016.
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Speaking shortly after his Victory, Karimi expressed gladness at the outcome of the election and thanked God and the delegates for considering him worthy of representing the senatorial district.
He assured his constituents of a responsive and quality representation at the Senate by stimulating development in the district.
“If elected, I will justify confidence reposed in me by the delegates and the APC, my very party,” he said.
Karimi saluted the courage and fighting zeal of his rivals and called on them to leave the loss behind and join hands with him to build the party and the constituency for the better.
Also on Saturday, Abubakar Ohere won the APC ticket for Kogi Central Senatorial District.
Incumbent Senator Jibrin Isah beat Prince Yahaya Audu, brother to late Prince Abubakar Audu, former Governor of Kogi State, to pick the party’s ticket for Kogi East Senatorial District.
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