By El-Yakub Dabai, Birnin Kebbi
#NigeriaDecides2023 – Senator Muhammadu Adamu Aliero of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has won the Kebbi Central Senatorial District election by beaten the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu.
The State Collation Officer, Professor Abbas Yusuf Bazata declared Aliero as winner having scored 126,588 votes against Bagudu, who scored 92,389 votes
Similarly, Garba Musa Maidoki of the PDP, won the Kebbi South Senatorial District to defeat the incumbent Senator Bala Na’allah of the ruling party APC, who was seeking the fifth term in the National Assembly (NASS).
The returning officer, Professor Ibrahim Mohammed announced that while Maidoki polled 75,232 votes, Na’Allah polled 70,785 votes.
Meanwhile, in Kebbi North Senatorial District, the election between Dr. Yahaya Abdullahi of the PDP and Hussaini Kangiwa of the APC was declared inconclusive due to electoral hitches.
The Returning Officer, Professor Ahmed Balarabe said in spite of the fact that the PDP was leading, no winner would be declared because seven polling units were cancelled due to violence and over-voting.
He stressed that supplementary elections would soon be held in the affected polling units.
