Residents of Bauchi South Senatorial District filed out in their thousands to vote for their preferred candidates in a by-election organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, August 11th 2018.The election was held to fill the vacancy created by the death of the last occupant, Ali Wakili.
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| Late.Ali Wakili |
Candidates of nine political parties participated in the election. The parties in the contest are All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Action Peoples Party (APP), Kowa Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Green Party of Nigeria (GPN), People for Democratic Change (PDC), African Democratic Congress (ADC).
The All Progressives Congress has claimed victories in the two senatorial bye elections held in Bauchi and Katsina states on Saturday. Gumau, the winner, was a two-time member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly and current member of the House of Representatives.
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| Lawal Yahaya Gumau |
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