APC’s Musa emerges winner of Senatorial bye-election in Yobe



By Yusuf A Yusuf, Damaturu 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate,Musa Mustapha winner of the just concluded Yobe East Senatorial bye-election.

The deputy vice chancellor Administration,federal University Gashua(FUGA)
Associates Professor,Ibrahim Ahmed Jajere who is the Returning Officer of the election,declared Musa Mustapha winner after the counting of votes at the collation centre at federal polytechnic damaturu on Sunday.

Jajere said that the APC candidate polled 68,778 votes to defeat his closest rival,Aji Kolomi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had 18,878 votes.

The returning officer stated that, total votes cast were 90,949 with valid votes cast being 88,771 while 2,178 votes were rejected.

“I, Associates Professor Ibrahim Ahmed Jajere hereby certify that I am the Returning Officer for the 2024 Yobe East Senatorial Bye-election held on February 3th.

“The election was contested and Musa Mustapha of APC polled 68,778,Aji Kolomi of PDP scored ,18,878.

“That Musa Mustapha  of APC having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and return elected,” he said.

Musa Mustapha (Coolers)former  commissioner of finance, transport and energy in Yobe state  replaces ,Senator Ibrahim Geidam who was appointed Minister of police affairs by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.



The results are as follows;

Bursari-LG
APC-9466
PDP-2752

Damaturu-LG
Apc-11941
PDP-6693

Geidam-LG
APC-6621
PDP-2310

Gujba-LG
APC-11,529
PDP-3037

Gulani-LG
APC-12516
PDP-2198

Tarmuwa-LG
APC-5557
PDP-1054

Yunusari-LG
APC-11,148
PDP-834

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