The results also reflect a trend of ruling parties consolidating power in their states, except in Adamawa, where the APC upset the PDP in Ganye.
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In the Ghari/Tsanyawa state constituency, APC’s Garba Gwarmai won with 31,472 votes against NNPP’s Yusuf Maigado, who scored 27,931.In Chikun/Kajuru federal constituency, APC’s Fidelix Bagudu scored 34,580 votes to defeat his rivals from the PDP and ADC, who polled 11,491 and 3,477 votes respectively.
Mr Mohammed secured 26,613 votes, defeating SDP’s Nuhu Muazu, who polled 5,721 and PDP’s Mahmud Wappa, who scored 5,331.The Returning Officer for the election, Abiodun Oluwadare, announced the result of the election on Sunday, saying Mr Oyekunle scored 18,404 votes to defeat APC’s Adewale Olatunji, who secured 8,312.The candidate of the ADC, Femi Akin-Alamu, polled 88 votes, APGA’s Olabisi Olajumoke had 40 votes, and Zenith Labour Party , Hammed Badmus, secured only 18 votes.
The candidates of the APC, Ezennia Ojekwe and the Young Progressives Party, Njideka Ndiwe, respectively scored 1,371 and 655 votes.In the Okura constituency of Kogi state, APC’s Hassan Shado secured 55,073 votes to defeat his closest rival from the Peoples Democratic Party , who polled 1,038 votes. The candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement came third with 445 votes.APC’s Rabiu Mukhtar won the by-election held on Saturday in Garki/Babura federal constituency of Jigawa State.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports on Sunday that Mr Daje polled a total of 12,556 votes to defeat PDP’s Sabon Sunday, who scored 5,646 votes.In Adamawa, APC’s Misa Musa narrowly won 15,923 votes to beat his opponent, Buba Muhammad of the PDP, who polled 15,794.INEC declared Abner Shittu of the APC as the winner of the Karim 1 state constituency by-election in Taraba.
Mr Sa’adu stated that the margin was less than the total number of PVCs collected in the cancelled polling units; therefore, the election cannot be concluded.
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