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NigeriaDecides 2023: LP Ireti Unseats Incumbent Aduda To Win FCT Senate

       Mrs Ireti Kingibe 

The Labour Party (LP) candidate, Mrs Ireti Kingibe has been declared winner of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senate seat.

She unseated the incumbent senator representing the FCT under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Philip Aduda to clinch the much-touted position. 

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Sanni Saka of the University of Abuja announced the result on Tuesday in Abuja.

He said that Ireti scored 202,175 votes to emerge winner, while Aduda of the PDP came second with 100,544 votes, and Mr Angulu Dobi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) placed third with 78,905 votes.

”I Prof. Sanni Saka thereby certify that I am the Returning Officer for the 2023 FCT Senatorial district election held on February 25.

“The election was contested and the candidates received the votes as announced.
“That Ireti Kingibe having satisfied the requirement of the law has been declared the winner,” Saka said.

He noted that the problem with Bwari area council result that was earlier canceled was rectified and the result certified as valid.

Saka informed that the result for Abaji remained canceled as the problem was yet to be resolved. 

BOblog reports that the APC agent, Suleiman Ango and  that of PDP, Mr Abdulrahman Mohammed refused to sign the result sheet on the basis that it was not authentic. 

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