The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan as the actual winner of the February senatorial election in Kogi Central.
Justice K. A. Orjiako, the Tribunal Chairman who read the unanimous judgment of the three-man panel, said results were inflated in nine polling units of Ajaokuta Local Government Area (LGA) in favour of the APC Candidate who was declared winner of the election by INEC
After correcting the inflated votes of the APC Candidate , the Tribunal said Natasha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, won the election with 54,074 while the APC Candidate polled 51,291.
The tribunal is the first court of jurisdiction in this case, the APC candidate can still challenge the judgment in the court of Appeal.
