2023 Kogi State gubernatorial election

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2023 Kogi State gubernatorial election
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Party APC PDP
Governor before election

Yahaya Bello
APC

Elected Governor

TBD
TBD

The 2023 Kogi State gubernatorial election will take place in late 2023 to elect the Governor of Kogi State. Incumbent APC Governor Yahaya Bello is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third term. The primaries will be scheduled for late 2022 or early 2023.

Electoral system[]

The Governor of Kogi State is elected using a modified two-round system. To be elected in the first round, a candidate must receive the plurality of the vote and over 25% of the vote in at least two-thirds of state local government areas. If no candidate passes this threshold, a second round will be held between the top candidate and the next candidate to have received a plurality of votes in the highest number of local government areas.

Primary elections[]

The primaries, along with any potential challenges to primary results, will take place in late 2022 or early 2023. While no formal zoning agreement is in place, groups from Kogi West Senatorial District (specifically some groups representing the Okun people) have called for the governorship to be zoned to their district with the justification of no elected governor having come from Kogi West beforehand.[1][2] On the other hand, groups from Kogi Central Senatorial District (specifically some groups representing the Ebira people) are pushing for the office to be retained by their district by claiming that Kogi East Senatorial District held the office for over four terms and thus Kogi Central should as well.[3]

APC[]

Potential[]

PDP[]

Potential[]

  • Dino Melaye, former Senator for Kogi West and 2019 PDP gubernatorial candidate

References[]

  1. ^ Iroanusi, QueenEsther. "2023: Kogi West Elders demand governorship seat, reject deputy position". Premium Times. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ "We've Been Marginalised For Over 30 Years — Kogi West Residents Seek To Clinch 2023 Governorship". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Omololu Agbana, Ralph. "Kogi 2023: Possibilities, speculations and manipulations". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. ^ Mudashir, Ismail; Salau, Abdullateef. "10 Senators Eyeing Gov'ship Seats In 2023". Daily Trust. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. ^ Akinsuyi, Temidayo. "2023: Yahaya Bello Okays Smart Adeyemi As Successor". Independent Nigeria. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. ^ Oluokun, Ayorinde. "Group warns Igala politicians working against power shift to Kogi East". P.M. News. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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