9 May 2026, Sat

GROSS POLITICAL MARGINALISATION AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF KOGI EAST SENATORAL DISTRICT SINCE 1999 AND THE NEED TO CORRECT IT THROUGH THE ONGOING CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT


GROSS POLITICAL

Kogi state has a total number of Three (3) Senatoral Districts, Nine (9) Federal Constituencies, Twenty Five (25) State constituencies, Twenty One (21) Local Governments and Two hundred and thirty nine(239) Wards.

Total number of polling units/ Points = 3508.

BREAKDOWN :

1. Adavi – 217
2. Ajaokuta 146
3. Ankpa – 292
4. Bassa – 130
5. Dekina- 352
6. Ibaji -. 174
7. Idah -. 120
8. Igalamela -140
9. Ijumu. -. 121
10.Kogi. -. 105
11. Kabba. -. 156
12. Lokoja. -. 273
13. Mopa Muro – 53
14. Ofu -. 184
15. Ogori/ Mag – 67
16. Okehi. -. 188
17. Okene – 284
18. Olamaboro-. 174
19. Omala -. 148.
20. Yagba East -. 82
21. Yagba West -. 102
Total. —————3508.

BREAKDOWN PER FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY
1. ADAVI/ OKEHI- 405
2. OKENE/ OGORI- 351
3. AJAOKUTA —-. 146
4. LOKOJA/ KOTO – 378
5. KABBA/ IJUMU – 277
6. YAGBA/ MOPA. – 237
7. IDAH ——————618
8. ANKPA—————-614
9. DEKINA ————–482
TOTAL—————3508

BREAKDOWN PER SENATORAL DISTRICT.
1. KC ——– 902
2. KW ——- 892
3. KE ———1714
TOTAL —-3508

PERCENTAGE PER SENATORAL DISTRICT

KC ————- 25.71
KW ————-25.43
KE ————–48.86.

CONCLUSION:

From the above analysis, the people of Kogi East have been marginalised in the allocation of Administrative units such as Local Government, State and Federal Constituencies as it is presently. Therefore, the need for the creation of more Local governments, Federal and state constuencies in the to reflect the size and population of the District.

Thank you!

Comrade Opaluwa Eleojo.


By joshua

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