The
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mansur Ali of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the bye-election conducted in
Mashi/Dutsi federal constituency.
Hudu
Ayuba, the returning officer to the election, who announced the results in
Mashi on Sunday, said APC won the election with 27,968 votes.
He said Nazif
Yusuf of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) scored 19,451 votes while Kabir
Abdullahi of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) polled 332 votes.
He
announced that the total registered voters in the constituency were 135,571,
while 51,576 voters were accredited for the election.
Mr.
Ayuba, a professor, said of the total 50,084 votes cast 47,751 were valid while
2,333 were rejected.
He
thanked all those who participated as well as other actors for the success of
the exercise.
Abubakar
Abdullahi, the agent of the PDP candidate, described the election as free and
fair, stressing that it was the unanimous decision of the electorate and no one
could change it.
The
election was sequel to the death of Sani Bello who represented the
constituency.
[Premium Times]
