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March 20, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Umar Mohammed Bago, as the winner of the 2023 gubernatorial election in Niger State.
Announcing the result in Minna on Monday, the state collation officer, Professor Clement Allawa, said Bago polled 469,896 votes to beat his closest rival, Isah Liman Kantigi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 387,476 votes.
The candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Yahaya Mohammed, came third with a total of 3,378 votes, while the only female candidate in the election, Khadijat Abdulahi, who contested under the platform of the All Progressive Grand Alliance polled 1,746 votes.
“I, Professor Clement Allawa, hereby certify that I am the Returning Officer for the 2023 governorship election that was contested on March 18, 2023.
“I declare that Umar Mohammed Bago of the APC having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner of the 2023 governorship election in Niger State”, Professor Allawa declared.
While Bago won in 20 of the 25 Local Government Areas in the State, Kantigi, won the remaining 5 LGAs.
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