Nigeria, May 19 -- Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has been nominated as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Kogi Central Senatorial District, despite his ongoing corruption trials before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Mr Bello won the primary election conducted across the five local government areas of the district on Monday.

The returning officer, Sadiq Mohammed, announced the results at the collation centre in Okene, saying the exercise was peaceful and credible.

According to him, Mr Bello polled 72,399 votes to defeat Ibrahim Adoke, who scored 319 votes, and Momoh Yusuf Obaro, who secured 188 votes.

The former governor recorded victory in each of the five local government areas in the district.

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