. As close rival Isah Kantigi of PDP concedes defeat.
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC,Umar Bago has been declared the winner of the governorship election in Niger state.
The state Collation officer, Clement Allawa, announced the results on Monday in Minna, the state’s capital.
Bago, a member of the House of Representatives, representing the Chanchaga constituency, polled 469, 896 votes to defeat his close rival, Isah Kantigi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who got 387, 476 votes.
Allawa declared “That Mohammed Umar Bago of the APC having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and returned elected on this day March 20, 2023,” Allawa said.
He announced that Bago won in 20 of the 25 LGAs while Kantigi won in five LGAs.
The candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP,Yahaya Mohammed,came third with 3, 378 votes while the only female candidate in the election Khadijat Abdulahi who contested under the platform of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) polled 1, 746 votes.
Meanwhile, the candidate of the PDP, Kantigi has conceded defeat.
