Senator Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai of the All Progressives Party (APC) has been declared winner of the Yobe South Senatorial election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The APC candidate polled 69,596 votes to defeat his main challenger, Halilu Mazagane of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 68,885 votes.
In Plateau State, INEC announced the election of Diket Plang, also of the APC, as the winner of the Plateau Central Senatorial election.
Plang scored 131,129 votes to defeat his closet rival, Yohanna Gotom of the PDP.
Declaring the Yobe South results at the collation centre, Federal College of Education (FCE) Potiskum, INEC Returning Officer, Abacha Meleni stated that other contestant’s scores are as follows; Yerima Adamu ADC 652, Jauro Ishaku LP 471, Isa Musa NNPP 3,277 and Maisambo Barde of the YPP who scored 448 respectively.
“I, Abacha Meleni, Returning Officer for the 2023 Yobe South Senatorial District Election, election held on 15th of April, 2023, that Bomai Ibrahim Mohammed of the APC having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby decalred winner, and is returned elected.”
Speaking after his announcement as winner, Bomai thanked his constituents and supporters for the resilience and love. He extended hands of fellowship to other contestants and urged them to cooperate with him in moving the senatorial district forward. He commended Governor Mai Mala Buni, the APC and other stakeholders for ensuring his victory.
The Plateau Central Senator-elect, Diket, a former state lawmaker who represented Pankshin North in the State House of Assembly with his declaration as winner by INEC, is the only APC senator in the state. Simon Mwadkwon and Napoleon Bali both of the PDP, are Senators-elect for Plateau North and Plateau South respectively.
According to Dr. Jimam Lar, the Returning Officer of INEC, Diket scored 131,129 to defeat Gotom of the PDP who scored 127,022 and Garba Pwul, SAN of the Labour Party who scored 36,510.
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