Plateau speaker wins APC house of assembly ticket
The speaker of the Plateau House of Assembly, Yakubu Sanda has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for Pengana State Constituency.
The chairman of the primary election committee, Auwal Jibrin made the declaration in Pengana.
Mr Jibrin announced that Mr Sanda scored 15 votes to defeat four other aspirants. He said Elizabeth Samson came second with nine votes, while Chukuri Ibrahim placed third with five votes.
Ayuba Gambo came fourth with four votes, while Emmanuel Dankama was fifth with one vote.
“A total number of 34 delegates cast their votes, one vote was invalid. Yakubu Sanda having scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared winner of the primary election,” he declared.
Mr Sanda, in his remarks, thanked the delegates and indeed the people of Pengana Constituency for the confidence reposed in him.
The speaker congratulated other aspirants and appealed to them to join hands with him to deliver the APC in 2023.
(NAN)
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