Senator Dino Melaye lost out on his bid to be the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party for the Kogi West senatorial seat.
In the primary election result newly announced in Kabba, headquarter of the zone, Yusuf polled 163 votes to defeat Melaye who scored 99.
It would be recalled that both Yusuf and Melaye had tied on Monday after scoring 88 ballots each, and election with four contestants. The other aspirants, Sam Aro and Somi Edumare had recorded 71 and 12 votes respectively, forcing the leading contestants to a runoff election.
The winner, Yusuf is from Kabba-Bunu Local Government in Kabba-Bunu/ Ijumu Federal Constituency. He currently represents the area in the lower house of the National Assembly.