APC Primaries: Abdulsalami’s son wins Chanchaga reps ticket
Adamu Abubakar, son of former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election for Chanchaga Federal Constituency in Niger.
The Returning Officer, AbdulMumin Attahiru, said Mr Abubakar polled 30,650 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Nmaa Ahmed, who secured 1,271 votes.
Mr Attahiru added that another contestant, Shuaibu Mairago, scored 311 votes in the exercise conducted across the 11 wards of the constituency.
He declared Mr Abubakar winner of the primary election and returned him as the APC candidate for the 2026 House of Representatives election.
Similarly, in Lapai Federal Constituency, the Returning Officer, Ibrahim Usman, announced that Abdullahi Mahmud won the APC primary election with 8,559 votes.
Mr Usman said Sadiqu Mustapha scored 395 votes, while Mr Mahawiya Yusuf polled 247 votes in the election conducted across the 10 wards of the constituency.
He subsequently declared Mr Mahmud winner of the contest and returned him as the party’s candidate for the constituency.
Also, Yakubu Auna emerged winner of the APC primary election for Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency.
(NAN)
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