Minna – Chairman Northern States Governors Forum
(NSGF) and Niger State governor, Dr. Mu’azu
Babangida Aliyu has lost his Senate bid as he was
defeated by the All Progressives Congress (APC)
candidate, David Umaru.
He lost in five of the 9 local government areas of the
Niger East Senatorial district.
The governor who contested under the platforn of
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was defeated in all
the wards of the five local government areas in the
zone so far officially declared by the Independent
Nationai Electoral Commission.
Gov Aliyu polled 46,459 votes as against 149,443 votes
recorded by the APC candidate.
The Returning Officer for the zone, Professor Ali Audu
Jiigam said the APC candidate polled 49,519 votes in
Chanchaga local government where he resides while
the governor polled 17,209 votes.
In Gurara local government, Gov Aliyu recorded 6,520
votes as against the APC candidate’s 18,887 votes
while in Shiroro, the Umaru maintained the lead of his
council with 27,191 votes to PDP’s 7,519 vote
The APC candidate also defeated Aliyu in Tafa local
government with 17,596 votes as against 8151 votes
respectively while in Bosso local government, APC had
36,250 votes and PDP 7,060 votes.
David Umaru contested twice for the Governorship
position twice under the platform of ANPP and CPC
respectively and recently as Senator and also lost only
to be given his mandate few days ago through the
Appeal Court that sat in Abuja.



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