The elections were held in 69 polling units across 20 local government areas in the state.
Mr Kabo said that Mr Rimaye scored 18, 157 votes to beat Abdullahi Ibrahim of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 16, 763 votes.
INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Umaru Musa, declared the result in Gwantu.
“That Ibrahim Kabiru of PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared winner and returned elected,” the returning officer said.
The bishop said that this was important because the 2023 elections did not wholly meet the expectations of Nigerians.
He said that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used in all the polling units worked perfectly well.
He said that Yerima Adamu of ADC scored 652 votes, while Jauro Ishaku of the Labour Party scored 471 votes.
He assured that Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines to be used on Saturday were already configured and fully charged.
“This will no doubt help in the effective functioning of government at the Federal and State levels for the benefit of our people.
