The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Umar Yusuf, as the winner of the rerun election for the Yabo/Shagari Federal Constituency.
The INEC Returning Officer for the Yabo/Shagari Federal Constituency Rerun Election, Prof Abubakar Abdullahi-Bagudo, declared that Yusuf of the PDP is the winner of the election, having certified the requirement of the law.
Yusuf defeated his rival Abubakar Umar of the All Progressives Congress despite scoring fewer votes, 2249 votes, in the rerun election compared to APC candidate Abubakar Umar, who scored a total of 3741 votes.
But the PDP candidate had led the APC candidate in the substantive election with a total votes of 24,792 against 22,472.
Yusuf was, however, declared the winner after scoring a total of 27,042 votes, while the APC candidate scored a total of 25,738 votes.
