Dogara Heads Back To House Of Reps, Wins 2 of 3 LGAs

 

 

There are strong indications that Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara against all odds is heading back to the House of Representatives for the fourth time. 

 

Results so far released from Zwall the collation centre of Dass/Tafawa-Balewa /Bogoro Federal Constituency of Bauchi State showed that the Speaker who contested under the opposition PDP polled a total of 72,334 votes while his main challenger of the ruling APC, Dalhatu Abubakar Kantana polled a total of 51,664 votes. 

 

As at the time of this report only a total of about 600 votes were outstanding from Kopti unit where elections did not hold on Saturday due to faulty card reader. INEC was yet to make an official pronouncement on the next line of action to be taken for the unit.

 

 

 

Bogoro LGA

PDP 25,339

APC 3,216

 

DASS LGS

PDP 10,222

 

APC 16,664

 

 

TAFAWA BALEWA LGA

 

PDP 36,773

 

APC 31,784

 

 

Grand Total 

PDP 72,334

APC 51,664

 

Only about 600 votes outstanding from Kopti unit where elections didn’t hold yesterday due to faulty card reader.

 

Source: Nigerian Tribune