Yobe speaker loses seat to PDP candidate, Musa
Yobe speaker loses seat to PDP candidate, Musa
By Njadvara MUSA, Damaturu
The Speaker of the Yobe House of Assembly, Ahmed Mirwa has lost his seat of representation in the Nguru II constituency to Lawan Musa, tphe opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate.
Declaring the Assembly election results, yesterday (Sunday), in Nguru town, the Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Dr. Habib Muhammad, disclosed that Musa, a 35-year old candidate; scored 6,648 votes to defeat Mirwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with 6,466 votes.
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According to him, other candidates of ADC, NNPP and APM scored 3,023 and 14 votes respectively.
The Guardian learnt that the Speaker of the House, Mirwa had been representing Nguru II constituency since May, 2003, when he was elected to represent the people at the Assembly on the platform of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP).
