The former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, on Sunday won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket in Kogi State.
He polled 313 votes to defeat his closest rival, Idoko Ilonah, who garner 124 votes in the primary election held in Lokoja, the state capital.
Awoniyi Sunday and Musa Wada got 77 votes and 56 votes.
Writing by Annabel Nwachukwu