…as SDP clinches two others in Nasarawa
LAFIA —The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has won the senatoral zone of the ruling APC National Chairman to retire Senator Abdullahi Adamu from active politics in the zone.
The candidate of the party, Ahmed Wadada, won the Nasarawa South Senatorial election in the just-concluded 2023 general elections in Nasarawa State.
Wadada scored 96,488 votes to defeat the APC candidate, Engineer Ahmed Tukur, to emerge winner of the Nasarawa South senatorial district election in the results declared by the Independent National Electoral
Nasarawa South is the senatorial district of the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the occupant of the Senatorial seat before his his emergence as the APC National Chairman
Wada’s result was declared by the Independent National Electorial Commission (INEC) on Monday as the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) scored 46,820 and 23,228 votes respectfully.
In the same vein, Senator Godiya Akwashiki of the Social Democratic party, SDP was declared winner of Saturday’s elections for Nasarawa North Senatorial District.
INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Ilemona Adofu, of Federal University, Lafia, declared Akwashiki as the winner with 44,471 votesat the early honour of monday
Akwashiki who joined SDP after he left APC defeated the former Secretary of the National Judicial Service Commission, Alhaji Danladi Halilu of the APC, with 32,058 votes.
SDP also won Karu/Keffi/Kokona Federal Constituency seat of the State in the election as Jonathan Gaza won his reelection seat in the House of Representatives.
INEC Returning Officer for the election, Prof George Genyi declared Gaza, who polled 60,265 votes winner at the Keffi Zonal collation centre in Keffi local government area of the state Monday.
According to Prof. Genyi, PDP’s candidate. Mr Bulus Ishaku, scored 33,180 votes while the LP candidate, Mr Iliya Gambo, pulled 29,665 votes, while the APC candidate, Mr Auta Koro, scored 28, 417 votes.
Recalled that the trio of Wadada, Akwashiki and Gaza had defected from the ruling APC to SDP in protest over the outcome of the primary elections in the party in 2022