The Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu’s ambition of representing Niger East in the Senate was dashed as the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate, Mr. David Umaru defeated him.
Umaru won in five out of the nine local governments that make up the zone.
Aliyu was defeated in all the wards of the five local governments as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
While, the governor scored 46,459 votes, Umar polled 149,443.
Declaring the results of the five councils, the Returning Officer, Prof. Ali Audu Jiigam told journalists that the APC candidate polled 49,519 votes in Chanchaga, the council of the governor who recorded 17,209 votes.
Aliyu scored 6,520 votes as against the APC candidate’s 18,887 votes in Gurara local government, while in Shiroro, Umaru led with 27,191 votes Aliyu’s 7,519 vote
Also, the APC candidate beat Aliyu in Tafa local government with 17,596 votes as against 8, 151 votes, while in Bosso local government, APC got 36,250 and PDP, 7,060 votes.
The Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu’s ambition of representing Niger East in the Senate was dashed as the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate, Mr. David Umaru defeated him.
Umaru won in five out of the nine local governments that make up the zone.
Aliyu was defeated in all the wards of the five local governments as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
While, the governor scored 46,459 votes, Umar polled 149,443.
Declaring the results of the five councils, the Returning Officer, Prof. Ali Audu Jiigam told journalists that the APC candidate polled 49,519 votes in Chanchaga, the council of the governor who recorded 17,209 votes.
Aliyu scored 6,520 votes as against the APC candidate’s 18,887 votes in Gurara local government, while in Shiroro, Umaru led with 27,191 votes Aliyu’s 7,519 vote
Also, the APC candidate beat Aliyu in Tafa local government with 17,596 votes as against 8, 151 votes, while in Bosso local government, APC got 36,250 and PDP, 7,060 votes.
The Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu’s ambition of representing Niger East in the Senate was dashed as the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate, Mr. David Umaru defeated him.
Umaru won in five out of the nine local governments that make up the zone.
Aliyu was defeated in all the wards of the five local governments as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
While, the governor scored 46,459 votes, Umar polled 149,443.
Declaring the results of the five councils, the Returning Officer, Prof. Ali Audu Jiigam told journalists that the APC candidate polled 49,519 votes in Chanchaga, the council of the governor who recorded 17,209 votes.
Aliyu scored 6,520 votes as against the APC candidate’s 18,887 votes in Gurara local government, while in Shiroro, Umaru led with 27,191 votes Aliyu’s 7,519 vote
Also, the APC candidate beat Aliyu in Tafa local government with 17,596 votes as against 8, 151 votes, while in Bosso local government, APC got 36,250 and PDP, 7,060 votes.
