APC candidate defeats Niger governor Babangida Aliyu

Minna – Chairman Northern States Governors
Forum (NSGF) and Niger State governor, Dr.
Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has lost his Senate bid
as he was defeated by the All Progressives
Congress (APC) candidate, David Umaru.
He lost in five of the 9 local government areas
of the Niger East Senatorial district.
The governor who contested under the platforn
of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was
defeated in all the wards of the five local
government areas in the zone so far officially
declared by the Independent Nationai Electoral
Commission.
Gov Aliyu polled 46,459 votes as against
149,443 votes recorded by the APC candidate.
The Returning Officer for the zone, Professor Ali
Audu Jiigam said the APC candidate polled
49,519 votes in Chanchaga local government
where he resides while the governor polled
17,209 votes.
In Gurara local government, Gov Aliyu recorded
6,520 votes as against the APC candidate’s
18,887 votes while in Shiroro, the Umaru
maintained the lead of his council with 27,191
votes to PDP’s 7,519 vote
The APC candidate also defeated Aliyu in Tafa
local government with 17,596 votes as against
8151 votes respectively while in Bosso local
government, APC had 36,250 votes and PDP
7,060 votes.
David Umaru contested twice for the
Governorship position twice under the platform
of ANPP and CPC respectively and recently as
Senator and also lost only to be given his
mandate few days ago through the Appeal
Court that sat in Abuja.