By Akinwale Kasali
Just like that of former Senator Dino Melaye is the lot of Journalist turned- Politician, Smart Adeyemi, the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, who has failed to secure the All Progressives Congress, APC, ticket at the Primary.
Adeyemi lost the APC Senatorial Primary Election to Hon. Sunday Karimi.
Karimi floored the three-time Senator and three other aspirants at the party‘s primary held in Kabba on Saturday, to emerge the APC flagbearer for the Kogi West Senatorial District.
Karimi represented the Yagba Federal Constituency between 2011 and 2015.
He scored 288 votes, while Muyiwa Aina came second with 73 votes. Adeyemi garnered only 43 votes, while the only woman in the race, Doyin Eshanumi scored one vote.
Isah Abdulkareem scored 9 votes while six invalid votes were recorded. Elsewhere, Engr. Abubakar Ohere picked the APC ticket for the Kogi Central Senatorial District. He scored 260 votes to defeat Hajia Ramatu Attah who had 13 votes , and Sheriff Dalhatu with 11 votes.
Melaye had earlier lost the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Primary to Hon. Tajudeen Yusuf who will hoist the Party’s ticket at the poll.
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