Retired primary school teacher defeats Bauchi speaker
The Speaker of the
Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Ahmed Faggo of the PDP, has
lost his re-election campaign to represent the Shira constituency in
the Bauchi State House of Assembly. He was defeated by a retired
primary school teacher, Awwal Hassan of the Congress for Progressive
Change (CPC).
This was contained
in a statement signed by the state administrative secretary of the
Independent National Electoral Commission in Bauchi, Aminu Adamu Bello,
which contained the list of successful candidates for the
constituencies in the state.
According to the
statement, the result of 27 out of the 31 state constituencies showed
that the PDP won 22 seats while the CPC opposition won five seats. Bye
elections will be conducted for the remaining four constituencies on
May 5. The cancelled gubernatorial elections in Ningi and Misau local
government areas due to irregularities affected the constituencies.
Speaking to NEXT,
the retired primary school teacher thanked God and his students and the
people of his constituency that came out en masse to vote for him, and
pledged to work hard in order to develop their constituency.
The PDP won in Pali, Duguri/Gwana, Kirfi, Zungur/Galambi, Dass,
Lere/Bula, Bogoro, Warji, Dambam/Dagauda/Jalam, Darazo, Sade, Ganjuwa
East, Ganjuwa West, Katagum, Sakwa, Jama’are, Itas Gadau, Disina,
Giade, Madara/Chinade, Udubo and Gamawa state constituencies. The CPC
won in Azare, Shira, Toro/Jama’a, Bauchi and Lame constituencies while
the bye elections will be held in Ningi, Burra, Chiroma and Hardawa
state constituencies.
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