APGA Candidate, Salihu Salleh polled a total of 22,965 votes to beat his closet Challenger Emmanuel Alamu Endoza of the PDP who polled 22,507 votes and the ADC candidate, Halilu Yussuf who scored 316 votes.
According to the result sheet made available to newsmen, the total votes cast in the election were 46,499, total valid votes were 45808 and the total rejected votes were 691.
There were 169,000 registered voters in the Manama/Rijau federal constituency.
The All Progressive Congress (APC) did not take part in the election having been disqualified by the court.
There were reported cases of violence in some polling units in Ibeto and Rijau towns but the poll was generally peaceful in other polling units.
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Adebayo Ayinde, Minna
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Shehu Sale, candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance, winner of Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency of Niger in Saturday’s bye-election.
The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Tanko Baba of the Usman Danfodio University Sokoto, said Sale scored 22,965 votes to defeat Alamu Emmanuel of the Peoples Democratic Party who came second with 22,507 votes.
Baba said Yusuf Nasir, the candidate of the ADC, polled 336 votes.
He explained that the total number of registered voters was 159,347, while the number of accredited voters was 46,734, with 45,808 valid votes, total votes cast 46,499 and rejected votes 691.
Meanwhile, Prof. Samuel Egwu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Niger on Sunday, commended the electorate in the constituency for their peaceful conduct during and after the election.
APGA wins House of Representatives by-election in Niger state
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By Wole Mosadomi – Minna
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has been declared winner of the Saturday House of Representatives by-election of Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency conducted by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Niger state.
INEC Returning Officer of the Usman dan Fodio University, Sokoto, Professor Yahaya Tanko Baba, who announced the result described the election as a success.
The result as announced shows that APGA Candidate, Salihu Salleh, polled a total of 22,965 votes to beat his closest challenger, Emmanuel Alamu Endoza, of the PDP who polled 22,507 votes and the ADC candidate, Halilu Yussuf who scored 316 votes.
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Published 6 February 2021
TONY OKAFOR examines the renewed battle for the Anambra State Government House and the struggle for party tickets by some of the state’s leading politicians
Before the release of the timetable and schedule of activities for the Anambra State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission, subtle campaigns to succeed Governor Willy Obiano have become an open affair.
According to the January 19, 2021 INEC timetable, political parties participating in the election are expected to hold their primaries between June 10 and July 21, 2021, while the governorship election is slated to hold on November 6.
As it is to be expected, political party offices which before now were dormant have become a beehive of activities.