Bago Wins Niger State Deputy Governor, Clinches APC Guber Ticket

Laleye Dipo in Minna

A member of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Umaru Mohammed Bago, has clinched the 2023 governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress APC defeating the Niger State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Ketso and seven others.

In the results of the primary election announced in Minna, yesterday, Bago pulled 540 votes to beat his closest challenger and Publisher of Blueprint Newspapers Limited, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi who garnered 386 votes.

The deputy governor, Ketso, polled 17 votes. Others who contested the primary election but lost include a former Secretary to the Niger State Government, Prof. Mohammed Kuta Yahaya zero votes, former Minister of Sports Mohammed Sani Ndanusa 84 votes, Mohammed Rufai 4 votes, Mohammed Nda, Mohammed Idris and Mohammed Kpoutagi one vote each.

The results of the election which started on Thursday were announced by the chairman of APC governorship gubernatorial primaries election committee, Alhaji Ibrahim Nasir Junju who praised the peaceful conduct of exercise from the aspirants and their supporters.

Bago in his acceptance speech expressed gratitude to the delegates but said it is just the beginning as the major task lies ahead.