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The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has won Saturday’s rerun election into the House of Representatives for Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency in Niger state.

The election which was marred by violence saw the APGA defeating the ADC and the People’s Democractic Party (PDP) in the result released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

APGA Candidate, Salihu Salleh polled a total of 22,965 votes to beat his closet Challenger Emmanuel Alamu Endoza of the PDP who polled 22,507 votes and the ADC candidate, Halilu Yussuf who scored 316 votes.

According to the result sheet made available to newsmen, a total votes cast in the election was 46,499, total valid votes was 45808 and the total rejected votes was 691.

There were 169,000 registered voters in the Manama/Rijau federal constituency.

The All Progressive Congress (APC) did not take part in the election having been disqualified by the court.

There were reported cases of violence in some polling units in Ibeto and Rijau towns but the poll was generally peaceful in other polling units.

Three INEC Commissioners including the National Commissioner in Charge of Voters Education Mr Festus Okoye monitored the election

garfield1:
I said it,I saw it coming.I followed the results online.apc actively supported the inec candidate.am so happy.cc helinues,kahal,kyase,juliusmalema

GallantDuke:
So APC collides with APGA to defeat the PDP? Weldone.

wetin Bros dey cap again?

good evening bossu ur write up be like say sense no dey am

no be lie o bro

garfield1:
I said it,I saw it coming.I followed the results online.apc actively supported the inec candidate.am so happy.cc helinues,kahal,kyase,juliusmalema

SmartPolician:
I hear APGA is also popular in Taraba State

Where is Labaran Maku? I liked that man back in the day.

Congratulations to the winner.

kalu61:
APC supported the APGA candidate against the PDP candidate. To defect soon.

Patrioticman007:
Our Igbo brothers will never practice this type of politics of party ideology but practice politics of tribal sentiments.
Imagine APGA Ojukwu party winning election in Niger state.