Garbai wins Borno Central Senatorial bye-election
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Baba Kaka Bashir Garbai, has been declared winner of Saturday’s Borno Central Senatorial bye-election after scoring 120, 639 votes.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer for the bye-election, Prof. Mohammed Fannami, while announcing the results, said Garbai of the APC certified the requirement of law and scored the highest number of votes.
The results of the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the two major political parties at Saturday’s bye-election as declared by the returning officer showed the following figures; Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC): APC-45, 872; PDP-20, 364; Jere Local Government Area (LGA): APC-25, 540; PDP-6, 240; Bama LGA: APC-7, 277; PDP-2, 185; Ngala LGA: APC-17, 697; PDP-360; Dikwa LGA: APC-3, 430; PDP-672; Mafa LGA: APC-7, 683; PDP-352; Kala-Balge LGA: APC-5, 664; PDP373; Konduga LGA: APC-7, 476; PDP-1, 300
The bye-election was conducted in a peaceful atmosphere across the eight local government areas of the Borno Central Senatorial District.
Electorates, who have not returned to their LGAs, cast their votes at designated polling units in various IDP camps within Maiduguri metropolis.
Delivering his victory speech, Baba Kaka Bashir Garbai said the people of Borno Central Senatorial District had spoken that he was the Senator representing the zone.
“It is a clear testimony of the fact that the people of the zone have confidence in my ability to deliver. They also have confidence in government of Borno state, because the government throughout the four years of Governor Kashim Shettima has really worked for the people,” he added.
Garbai, who expressed gratitude to Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima, other state politicians and the people of Borno Central Senatorial Zone, said there are a lot of expectations on him as a person and candidate.
Reacting to the outcome of the bye-election, the PDP candidate Kaka Umar Bolori said he rejected the results declared by INEC, alleging that the INEC and the police compromised.