April 15, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared Mohammed Ibrahim Bomoi of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the Yobe South Senatorial district election.
INEC, on February 27, 2023, declared the Yobe South senatorial district’s election inconclusive after the cancellation of a polling unit result at Manawaci in Fika local government area of the district.
The Commission had cited over-voting that exceeded the margin between the candidate of the APC, who scored 69,417 votes and that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 68,800 votes.
Announcing the result in Potiskum on Saturday, the returning officer of the senatorial district, Dr Abatcha Melemi of the Federal University, Gashu’a, said Bomoi emerged winner after scoring 69,596 votes to defeat his closest rival, Abubakar Halilu of the PDP who scored 68,885.
“My mandate in this exercise is just to declare the results and return the elected candidate for Yobe South Senatorial district.
“I hereby certify that I am the returning officer for the 2023 Yobe South Senatorial district election held on the 15th of April, 2023.
“The election was contested and the candidates received the following votes, Yarima Adamu Adamu of the ADC 652, Bomoi Ibrahim Mohammed 69,596, Jauro Ishaku Habila of LP 471, Isa Yunusa of NNPP 3,277, Abubakar Halilu of PDP 68,885, Maisambo Barde of YPP 448.
“Bomoi Ibrahim Mohammed of APC having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected”, he said.
