Ahmed Wadada of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has been declared the winner of the Nasarawa West Senatorial District election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Prof. Nasirudeen Baba, INEC Returning Officer for the Nasarawa West Senatorial District election, made the declaration on Monday at the state’s Zonal collation center in Keffi local government area.
According to him, after the election on February 25, Wadada received 96488 votes, while the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate received 47717 votes.
Due to a legal case at the Supreme Court that was resolved in favor of Shehu Tukur, the name of an APC candidate was not on the list.
Baba added that Alhaji Musa Galadima of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 46820 votes while Mr. Bala Tongurma of the Labour Party scored 33228 votes.
He said the total votes cast for the election was 234040, while the total valid votes amounted to 228917 with 5123 votes rejected.
“I Associate Professor Nasirudeen Baba hereby certify that I am the returning officer for the 2023 Nasarawa West Senatorial District election held on the 25th of February, 2023.
“That Wadada Ahmed of SDP having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” he said.
Mr. Yakubu Mohammed-Salisu, SDP Party Agent for the election attributed Wadada’s victory to his antecedents of mentoring the young and poor.
“This election is the people’s choice,” he said.
Nasarawa West Senatorial District is where the APC National Chairman, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu comes from.
Adamu was the senator representing the zone at the Senate before his election as the APC National Chairman in 2022.
