APC’s Kabiru Marafa Losses Zamfara Senate Election to Ex-Minister
POLITICS DIGEST- The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ikira Bilbis Winner of the Zamfara Central Senatorial Zone.
Bilbis polled 102, 866 votes to defeat his closest rival and a two-term Senator, Kabiru Garba Marafa, who scored 91,216 Votes
Also, Candidate of the people’s Democratic Party for Gusau/Tsafe Federal Constituency, Kabiru Ahmadu has been declared winner for the Gusau/Tsafe Federal Constituency
Ahmadu polled 63, 589 votes to defeat the APC Candidate Garba Rikiji, a two term former speaker of the Zamfara state House of Assembly who is also the immediate past chief of staff to the Speaker of the House of representatives, Femi Gbajabimila who scored 52,495 votes.
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Announcing the results for Senatorial and House of Representatives elections respectively, Prof. Kabiru Abdullahi and Dr. Aliyu Moyi Says having scored the highest number of votes and satisfied the requirements of the law, the PDP Candidates are declared winners of the Zamfara Central Senatorial Zone and Gusau/Tsafe Federal Constituency respectively
Zamfara Central Senatorial Zone and Gusau/Tsafe Federal Constituency elections were declared Inconclusive by INEC during the Febuary 25th National Assembly elections due to irregularities ranging from over voting, Electoral Violence among other things
Ikira Bilbis was a former minister of state for Information under the administration of former president Olusegun Obasanjo
Kabiru Ahmadu is a serving member of the green chamber, he was first elected in 2019 under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP Wins the Senate and two House of representatives supplementary elections Conducted in Zamfara state
