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Newly Elected Senators by zeennurei(m): 6:41am On Mar 31, 2015
kano
Kwankwaso (APC) won Kano Central senatorial seat, beating the incumbent, Senator Basheer Lado. He polled 758,383 to Lado’s 205,809.
In Kano North, Senator Hayatu Gwarzo’s 16-year reign in the Senate came to an end as he was defeated.
Senator Kabiru Gaya retained his seat in Kano South Senatorial zone.


Plateau
It was a clean sweep for the PDP in the state as Governor Jonah Jang emerged winner in the Plateau North senatorial district while Jeremiah Useni won the Plateau South Senatorial zone, with the incumbent, Joshua Dariye, retaining his seat of Plateau central zone.


FCT
Incumbent senator, Phillip Aduda, retained his seat with 151,737 of the votes.


Kaduna
Former two term governor of Kaduna State, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi (PDP) lost his Kaduna North senatorial seat in the presidential and National Assembly election to his former commissioner of finance, Alhaji Suleiman Othman Hukunyi of the APC.
Hukunyi defeated Makarfi who has been in the Senate since 2007 with 447,919 votes to 136,197.
Comrade Shehu Sani of APC also won the Kaduna Central Senatorial seat after defeating Senator Mohammed Mukhtar Aruwa of the PDP with 468,964 votes to 168,241.
Southern Kaduna senatorial seat, Mr Danjuma Laah of the PDP defeated APC’s Ishaku Shekarau to emerge winner with 259,239 votes to 119,022.


Bayelsa
In Bayelsa, the PDP swept all the three senatorial zones as Senator George Sekibo, Olaka Johnson Nwogu and Hon Osinakachukwu


Anambra
In Anambra State, PDP candidate, Iyom Uche Ekwunife, won the Central senatorial zone, beating incumbent Senator Chris Ngige, while former aviation minister, Stella Odua, won the Anambra North Senatorial zone, while the incumbent senator, Andy Uba, retained his seat in the South senatorial zone.


Bauchi
In Bauchi, APC candidate, Isa Hamman Misau, unseated the Senate Leader Abdul Ningi of the PDP in his bid to return to the Senate. Misau scored 208, 741 votes while Senator Ningi scored 57, 172 votes.
The results of the Bauchi North Senatorial District showed that Senator Nazif Gamawa defeated Alhaji Faruq Mustapha of the PDP to secure the Senate seat.
While declaring the result in Azare, headquarters of the district yesterday, the INEC collation officer, Dr Muhammed Adamu, said Nazif polled 197, 919 votes to beat Mustapha who scored 97, 047.


Abia
Senate chairman, Committee on information, Eyinnaya Abaribe, retained his seat at the Abia South senatorial zone while the incumbent governor Theodeore Orji won in Abia Central. Both are PDP men.


Lagos
Senator Oluremi Tinubu (APC) is set to win the Lagos Central senatorial district as she was having a comfortable lead ahead of her opponent, Ade Dosunmu of PDP at the time of going to press.


Kebbi
In Kebbi, APC won all senatorial seats as former FCT minister, Senator Adamu Aliero, won in Kebbi Central, scoring 216 084 to beat Abubakar Malam of the PDP who polled 68,772. In Kebbi North, Dr Yahya Abdullahi of the APC scored 139,197 to defeat the incumbent governor, Alhaji Saidu Dakingari of the PDP, who got 70,148 votes. In Kebbi South, Hon Bala Ibn Na’Allah of the APC defeated PDP’s Sadiq Yalwa.


Osun
The APC swept the three senatorial seats in Osun State. The result signed and made available to newsmen in Osogbo yesterday by the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Adekunle Ogunmola, indicated that Senator Babajide Omoworare emerged the senator-elect for Osun East with 101,352 votes to defeat the PDP candidate, Prince Francis Fadahunsi, who got 99,166.
For Osun West, Prof Sola Adeyeye of APC scored 137,379 to floor the PDP candidate, Chief Oluwole Aina, who polled 82,529, while Senator Adetunji Adeleke of APC scored 133,009 votes to beat the PDP candidate, Senator Olasunkanmi Akinlabi, who had 79,296 votes.


Akwa Ibom
Governor Godwill Akpabio won his Senate seat for Akwa Ibom North East after he polled 422,009 to defeat APC’s Inibehe Okorie, who secured 15,152 votes.


Ogun
Buruji Kashamu, chairman, Organisation and Mobilisation Committee of the PDP, defeated incumbent Senator Gbenga Kaka for Ogun by polling 99,540 to Kaka’s 12, 972.


Sokoto
Governor Aliyu Wammako (APC) defeated incumbent Senator Ahmed Maccido (PDP) in Sokoto Central with a total of 225, 642 to the senator’s 65,692 votes.


Imo
PDP had a clean sweep in Imo as incumbent Senator Hope Uzodimma, representing Imo West, was declared winner with 154, 604 votes to defeat his closest rival, Osita Izunaso of the APC, who scored 70, 843 votes. Athan Achonu of the PDP also won in Imo North, while Samdaddy Anyanwu of the PDP won the Imo East.


Enugu
The deputy president of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu of the PDP was declared winner of the Enugu West senatorial seat, having polled 120,075 out of the 123,286 valid votes cast.


Niger
There were major upsets in Niger as David Umaru with 257,831 votes defeated Governor Babangida Aliyu who polled 82,094 votes for Niger East senatorial zone.
Similarly, in Niger South, incumbent senator, Zaynab Kure, lost to General Garba Mohammed (APC) while for Niger North, the APC retained its seat as Dr Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi defeated Halidu Abba of the PDP with 170,901 votes to 73,368.

Nasarawa
APC won two senatorial seats in Nasarawa State.
The incumbent senator, Abdullahi Adamu, a former governor of the state who represents Nasarawa West, secured a return ticket to the Senate after polling 92, 804 votes to defeat former House of Representatives member, Ahmed Wadada, who scored 88, 214.
In a dramatic twist, however, Senator Sulaiman Adokwe (PDP), representing Nasarawa South, was defeated by a new entrant, Salihu Egyebola (APC), after he scored 91,760 to his opponent’s 95,781.

Benue
Governor Gabriel Suswam has lost the Benue North East senatorial seat to the incumbent Senator Barnabas Gemade, who scored 140, 715 to the governor’s 118, 603 votes.
A total of five candidates contested the election on various political platforms but Gemade, a former chairman of the ruling PDP, emerged winner.

source; leadership newspaper
Re: Newly Elected Senators by hijacke(m): 6:58am On Mar 31, 2015
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Re: Newly Elected Senators by kayboy4y(m): 7:45am On Mar 31, 2015
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Re: Newly Elected Senators by Tunmi(f): 4:26pm On Apr 01, 2015
Thank you
Re: Newly Elected Senators by ozo13(m): 4:27pm On Apr 01, 2015
Lots of people with cerebrum will now occupy d senate....d like of kwankwaso,wammako,

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