The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Adamu, has lost his senatorial seat in the Nasarawa West Senatorial district to Social Democratic Party’s candidate, Ahmed Wadada in the National Assembly elections which took place on Saturday, February 25.
According to results announced by the INEC’s returning agent for Nasarawa West Senatorial District, Prof Nasiruddeen Baba, the SDP candidate polled 96,488 votes, APC got 47,717 votes, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 46,820 and Labour Party (LP) polled 33,228.
Also, the APC lost the Keffi/Kokona/Karu seat to the Social Democratic Party with Gaza Gwefwi retaining the seat. SDP polled 60,265 votes, APC polled 28,417 votes, LP polled 29,655 votes and the PDP polled 33,180 for the house of representatives elections.
Furthermore, the Candidate of the SDP for Nasarawa North Senatorial district, Godiya Akwashiki won the seat and Abubakar Dahiru retained his seat for Lafia/Obi federal constituency. According to the electoral body, the SDP has two senators out of the three and two members of the House of Representatives.
The four winners under the SDP are former members of the APC that defected over irregularities in the party’s primary elections in 2021.
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