Kogi West Senatorial District
Kogi West Senatorial District covers five local governments which include Kaba Bunu, Koto Karfe, Mopa Muro, Ijumu and Yagba East.[1][2][3] The current representative is Senator Smart Adeyemi.[4] This district is unpredictable in its voting pattern.
List of members representing the district[]
| Member | Party | Year | Assembly | Electoral
history |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha | PDP | 1999-2007 | 4th | ||
| Smart Adeyemi | PDP | 2007-2015
|
6th
|
||
| Dino Melaye | APC (2015)
PDP (2019) |
2015-2019
|
8th |
Melaye was Sacked by Election Petition Tribunal, lost to Smart Adeyemi in a re-run election. |
|
| Smart Adeyemi | APC | 2019–present | 9th | Adeyemi Elected in a re-run election to replace Dino Melaye whose election was nullified by the court. |
References[]
- ^ "Five tins wey happun during Kogi West senatorial rerun". BBC News Pidgin. 2019-11-30. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ "Kogi West: Drama and contradictions at tribunal - The Nation Nigeria News". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ "Kogi West: As Adeyemi, Melaye go back to the trenches". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ^ "Kogi West: Smart Adeyemi humbles Melaye, returns to Senate -". The Eagle Online. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
Categories:
- Kogi State
- Senatorial districts in Nigeria