The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, at Saturday’s supplementary elections, gained three more seats in the Senate, moving its number of seats at the 10th Senate from 57 to 60.
Also, the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,won three additional senatorial seats, resulting in a total number of 32 seats from the earlier 29 seats in the 10th Senate.
The APC won in Sokoto Central, Yobe South and Plateau Central Senatorial Districts; while the PDP won in Sokoto South, Kebbi North and Zamfara Central.
In Sokoto Central, APC candidate, Senator Aliyu Wamakko, polled 141,468 votes to defeat his close rival and deputy governor of the state, Mannir Daniya, who scored 118,445 votes.ignment Over Wife’s Death, Others | Punch
Senator Ibrahim Bomai of the APC won in Yobe South Senatorial District, after polling 69,596 votes to defeat Halilu Mazagane of the PDP, who got 68,885.
Also, INEC declared Diket Plang of the APC, the winner of the Plateau Central Senatorial District.
The Returning Officer, Goman Lar, said Plang got 131,129 votes to defeat his closest rival Golkuna Gotum of the PDP, who scored 127,023 votes.
The commission also declared the APC candidate for Ogbia Constituency 2, Obein Godknows, the winner of the supplementary polls for the state House of Assembly.
Godknows polled 5, 291 votes, to defeat his closet rival and incumbent lawmaker, Munalayefa Gibson of the PDP, who scored 4,342 votes.
APC retains seat in Jigawa
Meanwhile, Mr Sani Nazifi of the APC representing Gumel/Gagarawa/Suletankar/Maigatar Federal Constituency of Jigawa State won the seat for the second time.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Ahmed Baita, on Sunday, said Nazifi polled 49,893 votes to defeat his main rival, Ahmed Habu of the PDP, who scored 46,537 votes.
Similarly, Baita also declared the APC candidate, Mr Ishaq Tasiu, the winner of the supplementary election for the state Assembly seat in Dutse Local Government Area, after the Returning Officer, Prof. Ahmed Shehu, said Tasiu scored 31,311 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Adamu Alhaji of the PDP, who polled 28,656 votes.
The Returning Officer for the Birnin Kudu Constituency supplementary election, Prof. Usman Haruna, declared Ibrahim Kabiru of the PDP the winner, having polled 36,050 votes to beat his closest rival and incumbent, Mr Muhammad Surajo of the APC, who polled 34,545 votes.
Also, the Returning Officer for the Yankwashi Local Government State Assembly supplementary election, Prof. Abdulhamid Adamu, declared the APC candidate, Muhammad Ado, the winner, after polling 9,479 votes to defeat the PDP candidate, Abdullahi Karkarna, who polled 5,606 votes.
Ex-Taraba Speaker wins
Meanwhile, INEC declared the APC candidate and former Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Mark Useni, the winner of the Takum/Donga/Ussa/Yangtu Federal constituency.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Luka Juma, said Useni polled 25, 929 votes to defeat the candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party and current occupant of the seat, Riman Shawulu, who garnered 25, 350 votes.
Three-term Rep defeated in Anambra
Similarly, the Labour Party candidate for the Ogbaru Federal Constituency in Anambra State, Afam Ogene, defeated the incumbent and third-term member of the House of Representatives, Chukwuma Onyema, in the Saturday election.
The returning officer, Prof. Kingsley Ubaorji, said Ogene scored 10,851 votes to unseat Onyema of the PDP, who polled 10,619 votes.
