Sen. Ahmed Lawan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been elected to the Yobe North Senatorial District.
Lawan received 91,318 votes, according to the Returning Officer, Prof. Omolala Aduoju of Federal University, Gashua, who declared the results in Gashua on Monday.
“Having met the requirements of the law and received the most votes, Alhaji Ahmed Lawan of the APC is hereby declared the winner and re-elected,” she said.
Sheriff Abdullahi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came in second with 22,849 votes, while Alhaji Garba Umar of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) received 7,210 votes.
Lawan received 91,318 votes, according to the Returning Officer, Prof. Omolala Aduoju of Federal University, Gashua, who declared the results in Gashua on Monday.
“Having met the requirements of the law and received the most votes, Alhaji Ahmed Lawan of the APC is hereby declared the winner and re-elected,” she said.
Sheriff Abdullahi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came in second with 22,849 votes, while Alhaji Garba Umar of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) received 7,210 votes.
Aduoju said Action Democratic Party (ADP) scored three votes even though the party did not field a candidate in the election.
”The total votes cast in the election is 126,677 out of which 122,136 were valid and 4,541 votes rejected,” she said.
Reports have it that the district comprises Machina, Nguru, Bade, Karasuwa, Jakusko, and Yusufari Local Government Areas.
