PDP’s Bakuni wins Taraba assembly bye-election

Mr. Dominic Bakuni of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP ) has narrowly won the State House of Assembly bye-election in Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State, conducted in Taraba State on Saturday.

He polled 8,848 votes, out of the total valid votes cast of 17,484, to defeat his closest opponent and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Alhaji Sanusi Jambawaile, who scored 8,308 votes.

The bye-election was conducted in ten Registration Areas: Alin Gora, Ardo kola, Iware, Jauro Yinu, Lamido Borno, Mayo renewo, Sarkin Dutse, Sunkani, Tau and Zongon kombi.

Announcing the result in Jalingo yesterday, the Returning Officer, Dr. Manu Donga, of the Department of Economics, Modibbo Adamawa University, Yola, said “Bakuni, having scored the highest number of votes with 8,848 , is the winner of the election and returned elected.”

Donga said Tukur Jibrin of DPP scored 118 votes; Abdul Dame of APDA scored 100 votes; Patrick Kini  of ACPN scored 60 votes while Sajo Mohammed of SDP scored 50 votes.

The total number of votes cast were 18,106; total number of registered voters was 60,858 while the total number of accredited voters stood at 18, 613.

Total number of valid votes was 17,484 and the number of rejected votes was 622.

 

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