Dino Melaye, a former Senator representing Kogi West has won the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primaries in Kogi State.
Dino was declared winner by the returning officer on Sunday having scored 313 votes to defeat Idoko Ilonah who had 124 votes.
Others, Awoniyi Sunday had 77 votes while Musa Wada had 56 votes
The former lawmaker will be up against Usman Ododo, the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the election.
