Kogi West Senatorial District

Kogi West Senatorial District covers five local governments which include Kaba Bunu, Koto Karfe, Mopa Muro, Ijumu and Yagba East.[1][2][3] The current representative is Senator Smart Adeyemi.[4] This district is unpredictable in its voting pattern.

List of members representing the district
Member Party Year Assembly Electoral

history

Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha PDP 1999-2007 4th

5th
Smart Adeyemi PDP 2007-2015


6th

7th
Dino Melaye APC (2015)

PDP (2019)

 2015-2019


8th

9th

Melaye was Sacked by Election Petition Tribunal, lost to Smart Adeyemi in a re-run election.
Smart Adeyemi APC 2019 - present 9th Adeyemi Elected in a re-run election to replace Dino Melaye whose election was nullified by the court.


References
  1. "Five tins wey happun during Kogi West senatorial rerun". BBC News Pidgin. 2019-11-30. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  2. "Kogi West: Drama and contradictions at tribunal - The Nation Nigeria News". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2020-04-28. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  3. "Kogi West: As Adeyemi, Melaye go back to the trenches". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  4. "Kogi West: Smart Adeyemi humbles Melaye, returns to Senate -". The Eagle Online. 2019-12-01. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
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