President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has won the Senatorial election for Yobe North, which comprises Bade, Jakusko, Karasuwa, Nguru, Yusufari, and Machina Local Government Areas.
Gatekeepers News reports that Lawan polled 91,318 votes, representing 74.7 percent of the total valid votes (122,193), to defeat his closest rival, Bello Ilu of PDP who polled 22,849 votes.
Returning Officer of the zone, Professor Omolola Aduoju of the Federal University Gashua, Yobe State, announced the result at Umar Suleiman College of Education Gashua on Sunday night.
According to the Special Adviser (Media) to the Senate President, Ola Awoniyi: “This is the seventh parliamentary election won consecutively by Lawan into the National Assembly since 1999, the first two of which gave him ticket to the House of Representatives while the last five gave him ticket to the Senate.”
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