First Women Lawmakers Elected Since 1999 in Kogi State daily_trust: Nigeria NigeriaDecides2023
The returning officer in Ijumu, Mrs Grace Abalaka Haruna, said Adeleye-Ishaya scored 8,568 votes to defeat other contestants.
In Ibaji, Mrs Comfort Nwuchola of APC polled 7,718 votes to defeat her closest rival, Peter Egwuda, of NNPP, who garnered 6,737 votes. The two women are the first female lawmakers to be elected to the state assembly since the return of democracy in 1999.Meanwhile, APC has won five seats while PDP secured two out of seven seats declared so far.
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