Some of the early results that emerged in yesterday’s by-elections conducted in 11 states saw the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) snatching victory in Kogi and Oyo states respectively.

In Kogi, the APC candidate in the Egume/ Dekina State Constituency election, Musa Hassan Yakubu, was returned with a total of 55, 073 votes.

Godwin Meliga of PDP came a distant second with 1038 votes, according to the results declared by the returning officer, Prof. Emmanuel Onoja Eneche.

In the third place was Egene Joseph Ugbede of APM who got 445 votes while Amos Ahaiba of ADC scored 141 votes. Rilwan Mudi of SDP had five votes and Yakubu Ugbede of A party polled 16 votes.

In Oyo State, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Fola Oyekunle, was last night declared winner of the Ibadan North Federal Constituency by-election.

The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Abiodun Oluwadare declared the result of the election in the early hours of Sunday in Ibadan.

Oluwadare said that Oyekunle of PDP scored a total of 18,404 votes to defeat his closest rival, Adewale Olatunji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 8,312 votes.

He also said that African Democratic Party (ADC) candidate, Femi Akin-Alamu polled 88 votes while Olabisi Olajumoke of All Progressive Grand Alliance had 40 votes.

“The candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Hammed Badmus had 18 votes.

“Oyekunle of PDP having satisfied the requirement of the law is hereby declare the winner of the election,” he said.

The Ibadan North Federal Constituency seat became vacant following the demise of Rep. Olaide Akinremi of the APC on July 10. (Pieced together from reports by NAN and The Nation)