Gatekeepers News reports that Keana, Hassan Imam, the returning officer, said Omadefu polled 557 votes in the rerun election, defeating Basil Osheka of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 470 votes.
In November, the court of appeal declared the March 18, 2023 election inconclusive.
The appellate court ordered a rerun election in five polling units in Agaza electoral ward.
NAN quoted the returning officer as saying that votes garnered by each candidate at the rerun election would be added to what they got when the election was first held in March 2023.
Imam said the votes now summed up to 8,069 for Omadefu and 7,917 for the PDP candidate.
“Consequently, Mohammed Omadefu of APC, having scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” the returning officer said.
Thereafter, Omadefu thanked the people of Agaza electoral ward and the entire Keana constituency for their “love and support”.
The victory further strengthens the APC’s majority in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, as Omadefu consolidates his position with the renewed mandate from the people of Keana constituency.
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