Categories: Politics

Yobe: APC’s Musa Mustapha Defeats PDP Candidate, Wins Senatorial Bye-Election In Landslide

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Musa Mustapha, has been declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as winner of the Yobe East Senatorial bye-election which was held Saturday.

While speaking on Sunday, the Returning Officer of INEC, Prof. Ibrahim Ahmed Jajere, declared in Damaturu, Sunda, Mustapha scored 68,778 to defeat Aji Kolomi of the Peoples Democratic Party, who got 18,878 votes.

He said, “Hon. Musa Mustapha of the All Progressives Congress (APC), having scored the highest number of votes cast and having satisfied the requirements of the law, has been declared the winner of the Yobe East Bye-Election.”

Recent Posts

Osun Police Arrest Mortuary Attendants For Selling Dead Body Parts

The Osun State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old mortuary attendant in the Ipetu Ijesa…

9 hours ago

Uneasy Calm As Osun Senator’s Aide Resigns

He Was Sacked For Disrespecting Tinubu - Senator Ajagunla He Lied, Owed Me Five Months…

12 hours ago

Hardship In Nigeria Getting Out Of Control- Abdulsalami Tells Tinubu

Former Military Head of State General Abdulsalami Abubakar, had told President Bola Tinubu that “The…

12 hours ago

Yahaya Bello Not In Our Custody – EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has announced that the former governor of Kogi State,…

13 hours ago

Knocks As Ododo Allegedly Accompanies Yahaya Bello To EFCC Office

Nigerians have reacted to a picture of the Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo arriving…

14 hours ago

Kogi Govt Sacks Lecturers Over Sexual Harassment

The Kogi State Government has disclosed that some lecturers of the state Polytechnic, Lokoja, have…

16 hours ago

This website uses cookies.