By Ahmed Ahmed
The Four Candidates of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State have been declared winners of the State House of Assembly re-run election in 42 polling units across three local government areas of the state.
Our correspondent reports that the Appeal Court had declared the March 18, 2023 state assembly election inconclusive, and ordered a rerun election in 42 polling units
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the result of the polls on Sunday at the INEC Collation Centres of the three local government areas headquarters.
The Returning Officer for Madara Chinade Constituency Prof. Ahmed Abdulkadir of. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, declared Dr Ala Ahmed of PDP a winner with a total vote of 13,920 to defeat Mr Dantali Ali of APC who polled 9,710 votes
At Bauchi Central, the returning officer Prof. Ismail Shehu of ATBU declared, Jamilu Dahiru as the winner with a total vote of 1, 857 while his close opponent of APC Aliyu Abdullahi garnered 858 votes
INEC officially declared the former Speaker Abubakar Suleiman as the winner of Ningi Central Constituency.
The returning officer for the constituency Prof. Ahmed Abdulhamid of ATBU said Suleiman of PDP scored 11785 votes to defeat his opponent from APC Khalid Ningi who polls10,339 votes.
Meanwhile, The returning officer for Zungur Galambi state constituency Prof Adamu Samaila of ATBU declared Yusuf Ahmed of the People Democratic party as a winner with 2,233 votes to defeat his close opponent Ibrahim Yuguda of APC with 1, 928
Our correspondence reports that the votes garnered by each candidate at the rerun election were added to the votes scored by the candidates during the March 18, 2023, general elections.
