BREAKING: PDP Candidate Loses to AAC in Bauchi LGA Election

• Yunusa Muhammad of the African Action Congress (AAC) has won the councilorship election in Papa Ward, Bauchi state, with 1,156 votes
• Muhammad defeated the ruling PDP's Ashiru Mohammad Papa, who received 1,053 votes
• The results were announced by the Returning Officer, Muhammad Abdullahi Abubakar, at the Darazo collation centre on Saturday, August 17

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Bauchi state - The Bauchi State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) has announced Yunusa Muhammad of the African Action Congress (AAC) as the winner of the councilorship election in Papa Ward.

According to the results declared on Saturday, August 17, by the Returning Officer, Muhammad Abdullahi Abubakar, at the collation centre in Darazo, Muhammad secured victory with 1,156 votes, defeating Ashiru Mohammad Papa of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 1,053 votes.

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According to Daily Trust, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Idris Mohammad, finished third.

He received 290 votes in the closely contested election.

“I, Muhammad Abdullahi Abubakar, hereby certify that I am the returning officer of the Papa Ward councilorship election in Bauchi held on the 17th day of August 2024. That Yunusa Muhammad of AAC, having certified the requirement of law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected," the returning officer was quoted as saying.

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