APC candidate wins Niger assembly by-election

Dogari Daje, the All Progressives Congress candidate, has won Saturday’s by-election to fill Munya Constituency’s seat in the Niger House of Assembly.
Mr Daje polled a total of 12,556 votes, while his closest rival, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Sabon Sunday, scored 5,646 votes, resulting in a difference of 6,910 votes.
INEC’s returning officer, Abdulkarim Saka, from the Federal University of Technology, Minna, announced the result at the INEC area office in Sarkin Pawa, Munya LGA.
He stated that the APC won 10 out of the 11 wards, with the PDP securing only one ward.
Reacting, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Niger, Ahmed Garki, described the election as transparent and credible.
The Commissioner of Police in Niger, Adamu Elleman, commended officers for their dedication to ensuring a peaceful and violence-free process.
In their separate remarks, Aminu Najume, Chairman of Munya LGA, and Maurice Majaji, Commissioner for Lands and Survey, applauded the peaceful atmosphere that enables voters to exercise their franchise freely.
Some of the electorate who spoke, including Prof Danlaldi Hakimi, said the large turnout of voters was a result of the relative peace now being enjoyed in Munya council area, but there was still a need for improvement.
He advised the PDP candidate to accept the result in good faith and prioritise the interests of Munya LG, saying, “It is God who gives power and only one person can be declared a winner.”
(NAN)
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