Senator Adamu Aliero has been declared winner of the Kebbi Central Senatorial District election at the expence of Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State.
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Announcing the result in Birnin-Kebbi, Kebbi State capital, the Returning Officer Professor Abbas Yusuf Bazata declared the PDP Senator, Adamu Aliero winner having scored 126,588 votes as against Governor Bagudu, the Chairman APC Progressives Governors Forum who scored 92,389 votes.
Similarly, a political debutant Garba Musa Maidoki of the PDP has defeated the incumbent Senator Bala Na’allah of the ruling party APC and who was seeking the fifth time in the National Assembly for Kebbi South Senatorial District.
Professor Ibrahim Mohammed annouced the victory of Maidoki in Zuru at the collation centre in his capacity as the Returning Officer adding that Senator Na’allah lost because he scored 70,785 votes less than that of Maidoki who scored 75,232.
Meanwhile in Kebbi North Senatorial District, the election between Dr Yahaya Abdullahi of the PDP and Hussaini Kangiwa of APC was declared inconclusive due to electoral hitches.
The Returning Officer, Professor Ahmed Balarabe said in spite of the fact PDP was leading, winner won’t be declared because seven polling units were cancelled due violence and overvoting however supplementary elections would soon be held in the affected polling units.
KEBBI CENTRAL
APC – 92,389
PDP – 126,588
KEBBI SOUTH
APC – 70,785
PDP – 75,232
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