THE ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the lone Senatorial and two House of Representatives seats in Abuja, the nation’s capital.
Announcing the results yesterday, the Returning Officer for the Senatorial election, Dr. Clement Chup, said Mr. Philip Tanimu, currently member of House of Representatives representing AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency, polled 105,562 votes to beat his closet rival, Musa Tanko Abari of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), who polled 54, 307 votes.
The candidate for the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP), Aminu Mohammed Danmaliki, came third as he polled 17, 673; Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) standardbearer, Mr. Salisu Yunusa Musa, came fourth, polling 11,658.
Also, Dr. Malcom Fabiyi of the National Transformation Party (NTP) polled 4,489, while Dr. Kayode Ajulo of the Labour Party scored 3, 930.
For the House of Representatives, Jephaniah Jisalo, immediate past AMAC Chairman of the PDP, won the AMAC/Bwari seat by polling 54, 631, beating his closest rival, Yakubu Adamu Mohammed of the CPC, who polled 46,550.
Similarly, the PDP candidate for Kuje/Gwagwalada/Abaji/Kwali Federal Constituency, Mr. Isa Ega Dobi, also won his seat.
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