BREAKING: Another Northern Governor Lose Senatorial Race to PDP

BREAKING: Another Northern Governor Lose Senatorial Race to PDP

The figures are increasing as sitting Nigerian governors are loosing senatorial elections, even in their domain.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Senator Adamu Aliero of the Peoples Democratic Party as winner of the Kebbi Central Senatorial District election held on February 25, Legit.ng reported.

Kebbi state, 2023 election, APC, PDP, NNPP, Labour Party, INEC
Kebbi governor loses senatorial seat. Photo: Kebbi State Government.
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The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Abbas Yusuf-Bazata, who announced the result on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi said Aliero defeated the incumbent governor of the state, Atiku Bagudu.

He said Aliero scored 126,588 votes to defeat Bagudu, the incumbent governor of Kebbi and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, who polled 92,389 votes.

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The Returning Officer added that Abubakar Bello-Tilli of the Social Democratic Party scored 1,874 votes, while Umar Rufa’i of the People’s Redemption Party got 992 votes.

Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.