The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Kogi State Governorship Election, Usman Ododo, as the Saturday, November 11, 2023, poll winner.

Ododo won with 446,237 votes, defeating his closest rival, Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), while Dino Melaye of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) polled 46,362 votes.

The State Returning Officer, Professor Johnson Urama, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, announced Ododo as the winner.

Ododo, after his declaration, thanked the party leadership and assured Governor Yahaya Bello of continuity.