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BREAKING: APC Defeats PDP in Benue's Government House, Details Emerge
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BREAKING: APC Defeats PDP in Benue's Government House, Details Emerge

by  Bada Yusuf 1 min read

Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2 polling units in the Benue state government house in Makurdi, the state capital.

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Alia has polled 130 votes to defeat Tinus Uba, the candidate of the PDP, who garnered 43 votes at the Art theatre polling unit 011, Daily Trust revealed.

Samuel Ortom/PDP/APC/2023 Election
APC defeats PDP in Benue's government house Photo Credit: Samuel Ortom
Source: UGC

At the second polling unit, the Protocol Polling Unit, Alia of the APC garnered 36 votes, while Uba of the PDP got 10.

Governor Samuel Ortom, a leader of the PDP in the state, is one of the 7 outgoing governors who lost their senatorial bids.

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop, Journalism AI Discovery. He previously worked as Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng

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