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The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja on Wednesday declared the Kogi Central People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Senatorial candidate, Mrs. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the winner of the February 25 Kogi Central Senatorial election.

The tribunal Chairman, Justice K.A. Orjiakoin in his ruling said Uduaghan scored 54,064 votes to defeat his closest rival Sadiku-Ohere who polled 51,291 votes.

He urged Ohere of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to pay Akpoti-Uduaghan N500,000 for the cost of the petition.