Kogi West Senatorial District

Senate district in Nigeria

Kogi West Senatorial District covers seven local governments which include; Kaba Bunu, Kogi/Koto Karfe, Mopa Muro, Ijumu, Yagba East, Yagba West and Lokoja.[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[edit]

Member  | Party  | Year  | Assembly  | Electoral

history

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Jonathan Tunde Ogbeha | PDP | 1999-2007  | 4th

5th

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Smart Adeyemi | PDP | 2007-2015

| 6th

7th

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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[edit]

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.