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Nigeria 2023 Elections: PDP Closes Road for Tinubu’s Campaign DG in Senate
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Nigeria 2023 Elections: PDP Closes Road for Tinubu’s Campaign DG in Senate

by  Onyirioha Nnamdi 1 min read

The director general of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Governor Simon Lalong, has failed to secure a slot in the Plateau South Senatorial District.

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Channels TV reports that Governor Lalong lost to Rtd AVM Bali Ninkap Napoleon of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the National Assembly elections conducted on Saturday, February 25.

Gov Lalong
Lalong has lost his bid to become a senator (Photo: @LalongBako)
Source: Twitter

The returning officer, Professor Meshak Goyit, on Monday, February 27, declared that Napoleon scored a total of 148,844 votes to defeat Lalong with 91,674 votes, while Tobias Nda of the Labour Party polled 17,325 votes.

Source: Legit.ng

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Onyirioha Nnamdi Onyirioha Nnamdi is a graduate of Literature and English Language at the University of Lagos. He is a Politics/Current Affairs Editor who writes on news and political topics for Legit.ng. He brings into his reporting a wealth of experience in creative and analytical writing. Nnamdi has a major interest in local and global politics. He has a professional certificate from Reuters and was awarded the editor with the best listicle for 2021. Contact: 08062988054, o.nnamdi@corp.legit.ng

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