APC Retains Gumel Federal Constituency Seat in Jigawa

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Sani Nazifi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s supplementary election.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that Nazifi, who represents Gumel-Gagarawa-Suletankar-Maigatar Federal Constituency, won the seat for the second time.

Prof. Ahmed Baita, the Returning Officer, on Sunday in Gumel, declared Nazifi as the winner of the election.

Baita said Nazifi polled 49,893 votes to defeat his main rival, Ahmed Habu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 46,537 votes.

“Sani Nazifi of APC having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared winner and returned elected,” the returning officer said.

Similarly, Baita also declared the candidate of the APC, Mr Ishaq Tasiu, as winner of the Saturday’s supplementary election for the state Assembly seat of Dutse Local Government Area.

Prof. Ahmed Shehu, the Returning Officer, said Tasiu scored 31,311 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Adamu Alhaji of PDP, who polled 28,656 votes, while Umar Nura of NNPP got 792 votes.

Similarly, INEC also declared the candidate of the APC for the Yankwashi Local Government State Assembly supplementary election, Muhammad Ado, as the winner of the election.

The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Abdulhamid Adamu, said Ado polled 9,479 votes to defeat the candidate of the PDP, Abdullahi Karkarna, who polled 5,606 votes and Haruna Babangida of NNPP, who polled 300 votes. (NAN)