Breaking: APC wins Taraba Central Senate seat

The INEC returning officer for Taraba Central senatorial district, Prof. Kolawaju Philip, on Thursday, February 28, declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Yusuf Abubakar Yusuf, winner of February 23 National Assembly election after polling 98,860 votes.

Philip, who declared the results in Bali, said Dahiru Bako of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 95,074 while Gilbert Nyangaji of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (AGPA) had 13,319 votes.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the declaration of the senatorial results was delayed as a result of dispute over the election figures from Kurmi, Sardauna and Bali local government areas.

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Recall that Legit.ng had reported that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won 64 senatorial seats while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured 40 seats in the collated results of the National Assembly elections held on Saturday, February 23.

According to reports, Young Progressives Party (YPP) also got one senatorial seat while results of some senatorial districts are being awaited to be declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The districts are in Plateau state, one in Taraba state and one in Imo state.

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Source: Legit.ng