Attai Audu Jos.
Joseph Abe Aku, the Immediate past Commissioner for Commerce and Industry has emerged as the winner of the APC re-run primary election for the Jos North /Bassa federal Constituency bye election slated by INEC for 26th February, 2022.
The re-run primary election was conducted at the Prestige Event Centre Jebu Bassa in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State on Friday.
Declaring the result of the election which was contested between Hon. Joseph Abe Aku, and Hon. Suleiman Yahaya Kwande, a two- term former Member of the Federal House of Representatives, Chairman of the seven- man electoral Committee, Rt. Hon. Habu Ajiya announced Joseph Abe Aku as the winner of the re-run primary election.
To emerged winner, Joseph Aku scored a total of 809 votes to beat Suleiman Yahaya Kwande who scored 74 votes.
He stated that a total of 888 delegates were accredited for the election which all of them voted with 5 invalid votes recorded.
The electoral Committee Chairman explained further that the rerun election was necessitated due to the tie recorded by the two aspirants who scored 344 votes each in the first round of the primary election held at Lamonde Hotel, Jos on 1st and 2nd February respectively.
He said by virtue of this development, the Committee was constrained to announce a winner and had to refer the matter to the national secretariat of the party which the National Caretaker Committee Chairman had to inform INEC, hence today’s rerun exercise.
Hon. Habu Ajiya thanked delegates for their patience and perseverance to participate in the first and second rounds of the exercise.
He said he was happy that the contest which started with eight aspirants had finally produced a winner.
According to him,even though a winner has been declared, the job had just began.
He urged the winner of the primary election to reach out to all other aspirants who contested with him in the spirit of sportsmanship.
He equally enjoined the losers, in the same spirit, to join hands with the winner to ensure that the All Progressives Congress retains the seat during bye -election.
Hon. Ajiya added that the committee had put in its best by providing a level playing ground for all the aspirants and noted that posterity would vindicate it.
He thanked the Plateau State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress for giving the committee members maximum cooperation to succeed in the tedious exercise.
He equally appreciated INEC and the Media for their patience and understanding and commended security agents also for the efforts put in place to ensure a hitch-free conduct of the primary election.
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