Independent National Electoral Commission, on Saturday, declared Senator Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai of the All Progressive Congress winner of the Yobe South Senatorial election.
Bomai scored 69,596 votes to defeat his closest rival, Hon Halilu Mazagane of the Peoples Democratic Party, who polled 68,885 votes.
ADC’s Yerima Adamu polled 652 votes, Jauro Ishaku of Labour Party scored 471 votes, Isa Musa of the New Nigerian Peoples Party got 3,277 votes while Maisambo Barde of the Young Peoples Party scored 448, respectively.
INEC Returning Officer, Dr Abacha Meleni, while declaring the result at the collation centre at the Federal College of Education Technical Potiskum, said, “I, Abacha Meleni, Returning Officer for the 2023 Yobe South Senatorial District Election, election held on 15th of April, 2023, that Bomai Ibrahim Mohammed of the APC having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared winner and is returned elected.”