Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Kogi state, Dino Melaye, lost his local government – Ijemu to Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Melaye, polled a total of 6,909 votes while Usman Ododo of the APC scored 10,524 votes.
Collation of results from local governments in the state is still ongoing.