PDP wins Rivers in by-elections, as APC sweeps Nasarawa, Enugu, Kano, Ondo
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) retained the Rivers South-East Senatorial District seat while the All Progressives Congress (APC) recorded a dominant performance in Saturday’s by-elections, securing victories in Ondo, Nasarawa, Kano and Kebbi states.
The results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday strengthened the APC’s legislative presence across the country, although some of the contests were overshadowed by allegations of electoral irregularities, violence and voter intimidation.
In Nasarawa, APC candidate, Danladi Halilu, defeated Labour Party’s Labaran Maku and the PDP’s Emmanuel Ombugadu to win the Nasarawa North Senatorial seat.
The ruling party clinched the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency by-election in Kano, where Rabiu Shuaibu secured a landslide victory.
Its candidate in the Enugu North Senatorial District by-election, Ikeje Asogwa, was declared the winner, while the party also emerged victorious in the Ondo and Kebbi by-elections.
In Rivers State, however, the PDP’s Olaka Nwogu comfortably retained the Rivers South-East Senatorial seat, defeating his closest APC challenger by a wide margin in the election conducted across seven local government areas.
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