Shehu Buba wins APC Bauchi South senatorial ticket
Shehu Buba has emerged as the Bauchi South senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 general elections.
Mr Buba polled 188 votes to beat serving Yahaya Gumau who polled 182 votes in the primary election that was held in Bauchi in the early hours of Monday.
Others contestants were Yusuf Ladan who polled four votes, Safiya Iliyasu and Ibrahim Zailani did not get any vote.
Okechuku Nnuzor, the returning officer of the primary elections committee, declared Buba as Bauchi South senatorial candidate of APC.
“Buba scored the highest votes cast to defeat his four other opponents. A total of 375 delegates were accredited while 374 votes were cast during election,” he said
Mr Nnuzor described the election as peaceful, adding that delegates and aspirants conducted themselves in an orderly manner.
Addressing journalists shortly after the election, Mr Buba urged the other aspirants to support him to succeed in the 2023 general elections.
(NAN)
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