The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Diket Plang as the winner of Plateau Central senatorial zone in the supplementary election held on Saturday.
Declaring the results, the returning officer Goman Lar, said the collation and resumption of results by INEC followed the non- completion of the collation of results in nine polling units and after a careful investigation the electoral body gave directives that results should be collated alongside the April 15 supplementary elections.
According to the returning officer, Plang scored 131,129 votes to defeat his closest rival Mr. Golkuna Gotum of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 127,023 votes.
The electoral body also Mr. Ibrahim Bomai of the APC as the senator-elect for Yobe South.
INEC’s returning officer, Dr Abatcha Melemi of the Federal University Gashua, made the declaration in Potiskum.
Melemi stated that Bomai scored 69,596 votes to defeat Mr. Halilu Mazagane of PDP who scored 68,885 votes.
He said Mr. Yerima Adamu of ADC scored 652 votes, while Jauro Ishaku of LP scored 471 votes.
Melemi said Mr. Isa Musa NNPP scored 3,277 votes while Maisambo Barde of YPP scored 448 votes.
“I, Abatcha Melemi, the returning officer for the 2023 Yobe South senatorial district election, held on April 15, declare that Bomai Ibrahim Mohammed of the APC having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared as the winner and is returned elected,” he said.
In his post-victory speech, Bomai said: “We are overwhelmed and filled with joy for the resilience and tenacity shown by the multitude of our good people of Yobe South in giving me a second mandate.
“This victory has further emboldened and made me more resolute in my commitment at bringing more people-oriented projects and programmes as well as completing the ones we started in improving the lives of the common man in Yobe South,” he said
INEC had declared the February 25 election inconclusive following the cancellation of the Polling Unit 003 results in Manawaci in Fika local government area leading to Saturday’s rerun.
