Nigeria election result: Gov Yari wins Zamfara West Senate seat
BOILER-PIPE: Nsikak Nseyen The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Gov. Abdula’ziz Yari of Zamfara as winner of Zamfara West Senatorial election held on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the district comprised six local government areas of Anka, Bakura, Bukkuyum, Gummi, Maradun and Talata-Mafara. Announcing the results in Tatala-Mafara on Monday, the INEC Returning Officer, Prof.
NAN reports that other contestants from other political parties, who participated in the election, were Muhammad Lokoja of the National Rescue Movement with 6,727 votes, Muhammad Rilwan of Peoples Party of Nigeria , who had 133 votes and Nasiru Anka of the Peoples Redemption Party who scored 555 votes. A chieftain of the APC in the state, Alhaji Sha’ayau Sarkin-Fawa, described the victory as a welcome development. Sarkin-Fawa said Gov.
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