{"id":41966,"date":"2015-09-15T11:01:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-15T10:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=41966"},"modified":"2015-09-15T11:01:16","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T10:01:16","slug":"kogi-gov-primary-wada-beats-echocho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/kogi-gov-primary-wada-beats-echocho\/","title":{"rendered":"Kogi Gov Primary: \u00a0Wada beats Echocho\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1442310624153_2167\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1442310624153_2166\">\u00a0Incumbent Governor of Kogi State, Mr. Idris Wada has won the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State.<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1442310624153_2203\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1442310624153_2202\">He \u00a0beat Alhaji Jibrin Isa Echocho, at the contest \u00a0which held at the Lokoja Township Stadium on Monday.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1442310624153_2148\"><br \/>\nWada polled 432 votes against his 55 votes. He congratulated the Wada and hugged him before departing the venue.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1442310624153_2172\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1442310624153_2197\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1442310624153_2115\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1442310624153_2212\">Isa threw in the towel when results from 16 out of 21 local governments had been announced . He told journalists that he would work with the PDP candidate to ensure victory for the party at the November poll.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1442310624153_2211\">\u201cWada can win in November. I will work with him to ensure victory for the party. I remain in the PDP,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1442310624153_2204\">The governorship election in Kogi is scheduled for Saturday, November 21.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1442310624153_2205\">Wada faces \u00a0the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Abubakar Audu, a former two-term governor of the state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Incumbent Governor of Kogi State, Mr. Idris Wada has won the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State. 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