May 14, 2026

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Dino Melaye retains Kogi West Senate seat, defeats APC candidate

By Farouk Mohammed
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Dino Melaye has retained his seat at the Senate after defeating Smart Adeyemi.

The Returning Officer, Prof. Emmanuel Bala announced in the early hours of Monday in Lokoja that Melaye polled 85, 395 votes to defeat Sen. Smart Adeyemi of the APC who scored 66, 901 votes.

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