April 16, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former member of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Diket Plang, as winner of the Plateau Central Senatorial election.
INEC Returning Officer, Dr Jima Lar, announced the result on Saturday, in Pankshin LGA, the headquarters of the Plateau Central Senatorial zone after the review of the February 25 National Assembly elections.
Dr Lar said Plang polled 131,129 votes to beat his closest rival, Yohanna Gotom of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 127,022 votes, while Garba Pwul of the Labour Party (LP) came third with 36,510 votes.
Dr Lar said Diket Plang, having scored the highest votes at the election and having satisfied the requirements of the law, has been declared the winner of the Plateau State Central Senatorial Zone.
