The Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Alhaji Kawuwa Malala,
has been declared the winner of Dukku North Constituency
bye-election into the Gombe State House of Assembly.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Mohammed Saidu, announced the
results in Malala, Dukku Local Government Area of the state on
Sunday.
He said Malala polled 7,060 votes to defeat his opponent of the
APC, Alhaji-Alhaji Inuwa, who scored 4,023 votes.
Saidu further said the candidate of ADPM, Yakubu Abubakar,
scored 31 votes while Sirajo Mohammed of LP scored 29 votes.
The returning officer also disclosed that Mohammed Hashidu of
GPN scored 29, Mohammed Mohammed of AA got 08 votes while Abubakar
Hashidu of AP got 08 votes.
He said that PDP candidate, having satisfied the requirement of
the law and scored the highest number of votes, was declared the
winner and returned elected.
Siadu said three polling units with 1,700 votes cast were
affected by irregularities and had those votes cancelled.
According to him, the cancellation will not affect the election,
based on the electoral law.
Malala expressed his happiness and assured his constituents of
good representation at the Assembly.
He solicited for the maximum cooperation and advice of the
people to enable him to achieve his electoral promises for the
development of the constituency.
The election was conducted in 103 polling units across the six
political wards of the area,
The wards are Hashidu, Jamari, Lafiya, Malala, Wuro-Tale and
Zaune.
Malala replaces late Alhaji Gambo Kabade of the People
Democratic Party who died in June 2017.
(NAN)
The Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Alhaji Kawuwa Malala,
has been declared the winner of Dukku North Constituency
bye-election into the Gombe State House of Assembly.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Mohammed Saidu, announced the
results in Malala, Dukku Local Government Area of the state on
Sunday.
He said Malala polled 7,060 votes to defeat his opponent of the
APC, Alhaji-Alhaji Inuwa, who scored 4,023 votes.
Saidu further said the candidate of ADPM, Yakubu Abubakar,
scored 31 votes while Sirajo Mohammed of LP scored 29 votes.
The returning officer also disclosed that Mohammed Hashidu of
GPN scored 29, Mohammed Mohammed of AA got 08 votes while Abubakar
Hashidu of AP got 08 votes.
He said that PDP candidate, having satisfied the requirement of
the law and scored the highest number of votes, was declared the
winner and returned elected.
Siadu said three polling units with 1,700 votes cast were
affected by irregularities and had those votes cancelled.
According to him, the cancellation will not affect the election,
based on the electoral law.
Malala expressed his happiness and assured his constituents of
good representation at the Assembly.
He solicited for the maximum cooperation and advice of the
people to enable him to achieve his electoral promises for the
development of the constituency.
The election was conducted in 103 polling units across the six
political wards of the area,
The wards are Hashidu, Jamari, Lafiya, Malala, Wuro-Tale and
Zaune.
Malala replaces late Alhaji Gambo Kabade of the People
Democratic Party who died in June 2017.
(NAN)