Supplementary Poll: APC 4th Term Rep Unseated by 32-Year-Old Unionist in Sokoto

• A young PDP politician has defeated Musa S Adar, the incumbent member representing the Gada-Goronyo federal constituency of the House of Reps seeking a fifth term in office
• The APC candidate was unseated by Bashir Usman Gorau, a 32-year-old student unionist, who scored a total of 29,679 votes to emerge as the winner of the Saturday, April 15 poll
• Meanwhile, the PDP candidate is the immediate past commissioner of youth and sport in Sokoto, a position that led to his victory

Bashir Usman Gorau, a 32-year-old student unionist, has defeated, Musa S Adar, incumbent member representing the Gada-Goronyo federal constituency of the House of Representatives seeking a fifth term in office, Daily Trust reported on Monday, April 17.

Gorau, who contested under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is the immediate past commissioner of youth and sport in Sokoto.

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He polled 29,679 votes to defeat Adar of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 25,549 votes, Vanguard reported.

The election was earlier declared inconclusive because of some hitches.

Sokoto supplementary polls: Pressure on INEC as PAACA calls for probe over violation of electoral guidelines

The Peering Advocacy and Advancement Center (PAACA) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate the gross violation of electoral guidelines during the Sokoto state supplementary elections for the three senatorial district seats.

This call was made by the executive director of PAACA, Ezenwa Nwagwu, via a statement made available to Legit.ng on Sunday, April 16.

According to the findings made by PAACA's trained, accredited observers, Nwagwu noted that there were reports of some electoral officials violating the stipulated electoral guidelines.

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Supplementary election: APC wins another senatorial seat, list of its senators emerge

In another report, the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared the winner of the Plateau Central senatorial district rerun election by the returning officer of INEC.

INEC said Diket Plang of the APC defeated PDP's Yohanna Gotom and his Labour Party counterpart, Garba Pwul.

The declaration of Plang has increased the number of APC senators in the forthcoming 10th assembly from 57-59 while the PDP and Labour Party still retain their seats.

Source: Legit.ng