SDP Candidate beats APC National Chairman Acolyte to Claim Senatorial Seat

Emmanuel Alfred

The Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Ahmed Wadada, has defeated the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu to clinch the Senatorial seat in the Nasarawa Western Zone in the National Assembly Elections held on Saturday, 25th February 2023.

Adamu could not deliver the APC candidate, Shehu Tukur to replace him at the red chambers.

The INEC Returning Officer for Nasarawa West Senatorial District, Prof Nasiruddeen Baba, while declaring the winner at the zonal collation centre in Keffi, said the SDP candidate polled 96,488 votes, while the APC candidate polled47,717 votes, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 46,820 and the Labour Party (LP) 33,228.

The APC also lost the Keffi/Kokona/Karu seat to the Social Democratic Party with Gaza Gwefwi claiming the seat.

The SDP polled 60,265 votes, the APC 28,417 votes, LP 29655 and the PDP 33,180 for the House of Representatives elections.