JUST IN: Tribunal Declares PRP Candidate Winner of Plateau Bye-election
By Nafisat Bello
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has declared Muhammad Adam Alkali, candidate of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP), as the winner of the bye-election for Jos North Bassa federal constituency.
The court also nullified the certificate of return earlier issued to Hon Musa Agah, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, who was declared winner of the election in February.
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The candidate of the PDP had been declared winner of the bye-election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Yinka Oyerinde.
INEC had claimed that Agah of the PDP polled a total of 40,343 votes to defeat his closest challenger Alkali of PRP who garnered a total of 37,757 votes while Abbey Aku of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 26,111.
11 political parties contested the February 26th Bye-Election to fill the position left by Haruna Maitalla of the APC who died in a motor accident in April 2021.
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