APM sweeps Bauchi LG polls, wins all 20 chairmanship seats
By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi BAUCHI — The Allied Peoples Movement, APM, has recorded a clean sweep in the Bauchi State local government elections, winning all 20 chairmanship seats and 319 of the 323 councillorship positions contested across the state.
The results released by BASIEC showed the following chairmanship candidates as winners across the 20 local government areas: Bauchi: Umar Mohammed Aliyu — 125,170 votesToro: Abubakar Ibrahim Dembo — 109,999 votesAlkaleri: Bappah Aliyu Mohammed — 107,482 votesDarazo: Ya’u Samaila Sade — 67,276 votesKatagum: Yusuf Babayo Zaki — 65,626 votesGamawa: Ali Babayo — 54,423 votesTafawa Balewa: Sama’ila Wakili Lere — 46,625 votesWarji: Habibu Idris Usman — 43,066 votesShira: Saleh Hodi Jibir — 37,135 votesJama’are: Inuwa Abdullahi — 36,766 votesDass: Mohammed Abubakar Jibo — 35,264 votesMisau: Salisu Hussaini — 34,378 votesGiade: Mustapha Alhaji Musa — 33,864 votesNingi: Yahuza Adamu Haruna — 29,387 votesBogoro: Zakka Luka Magaji — 25,282 votesItas/Gadau: Dankawuwa Ya’u — 24,989 votesKirfi: Garba Musa — 24,787 votesGanjuwa: Mohammed Idris M.
The Social Democratic Party, SDP, won Dandango Ward in Bauchi Local Government Area; the National Rescue Movement, NRM, secured Darazo South Ward in Darazo LGA; the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP, won Wandi Ward in Dass LGA, while the Young Progressive Party, YPP, clinched Zirami Ward in Giade LGA.
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