#NigeriaDecides: Senate Leader Loses Seat, Saraki Wins

The Senate Leader, Senator Abdul Ningi of the Peoples Democratic
Party has lost his bid to return to the Senate, as Isah Misau of the
All Progressives Congress was declared the winner of the Bauchi
Central Senatorial District.
Punch reports that while declaring the results yesterday, the INEC
Collation Officer for the Bauchi Central, Dr. Mohammed Yakubu,
announced that Misau scored 208, 741 votes to beat Ningi, who
scored 57, 172 votes. The result, as declared in Azare, the
headquarters of the district on Monday, by the INEC Collation
Officer for the Bauchi North Senatorial election, Dr. Muhammed
Adamu, said Nazif polled 197, 919 votes, to beat Mustapha, who
scored 97, 047.
The Bauchi State Governor, who is also the PDP candidate in the
Bauchi South senatorial elections, Isa Yuguda, is trailing the All
Progressives Congress candidate, Ali Wakili, from the results of
four of the seven local governments announced so far. Also, a
former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, was re-elected
to represent the Plateau Central senate
A former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, also secured victory to
represent Anambra North Senatorial District. Oduah, who ran on
the platform of the PDP, polled 143,478 to defeat the candidate of
the All Progressives Congress, Cheif Dubem Obaze of the All
Progressives Congress, who polled 70,906 votes.
Also Governor Aliyu Wammakko of Sokoto State (APC); his Plateau
State counterpart, Jonah Jang (PDP); Abia State Governor,
Theodore Orji (PDP); and Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano State
(APC), former Governor of Osun State, Isiaka Adeleke (APC) all
secured victory to represent their respective zones. However,
Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi of the PDP failed to return to
the Senate as he lost to Malam Shehu Sani of the APC, who will
now represent Northern Kaduna Senatorial District.
Senators Ayo Akinyelure representing Ondo Cenral Senatorial
District suffered the same fate as he lost to Donald Alasoadura of
the APC. But APC’s Senator Ajayi Boroffice secured re-election to
represent Ondo North Senatorial District as he defeated Senator
Bode Olajumoke of the PDP. The candidate of the APC for Kwara
Central senatorial district, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has been ...... JOIN HOW FB PAGE HERE