APC wins Rep seats in Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa & Alkaleri/Kirfi

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Leko Gambo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Dass, Tafawa Balewa and Bogoro Federal Constituency election in Bauchi state.

Leko was endorsed few days to the election by the incumbent member representing the constituency in Tafawa Balewa town, former Speaker Yakubu Dogara as the most competent candidate for the people of the area to vote for.

Announcing the result in Bununu town on Monday, at the headquarters of Tafawa Balewa local government, the Returning Officer, Professor Bala Dalhat from the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi said the APC candidate polled 54,128 votes to defeat his closest rival, Barrister Kefas Magaji of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 52,314 votes.

Dalhat said that the New Nigeria People’s Party Quni Simon polled a total number of 5,662 votes.

In another development, Mr Kabiru Alhaji of the All Progressives Congress (APC)   has won the Alkaleri/Kirfi Federal Constituency election in the state.

While announcing the result of the election in Alkaleri Local Government Area of the state on Monday, the Returning Officer, Professor Surajudden Abdulsalam, said that Alhaji won the election having polled the highest number of votes.

According to him, the APC candidate polled a total of 32,257 votes to defeat his closest competitor, Umar Dewu of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 29,713 votes.

The Returning Officer added that Mohammed Danjuma of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) scored 2,934 votes.

“I hereby certify that I am the returning officer for the 2023 Alkaleri/Kirfi Federal Constituency election held on the 25th day of February 2023.

“The election was contested and Kabiru Alhaji of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” he said.