Dogari Daje wins Niger House of Assembly seat for APC

By Rita Iliya

The Independent National Electoral Commissioner, INEC has declared the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Dogari Daje the winner of Saturday’s by-election to fill Munya Constituency’s seat in the Niger House of Assembly.

Dogari Daje polled a total of 12,556 votes to defeat his closest rival, Sabon Sunday of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate who scored 5,646 votes with 6,910 votes.

APC won 10 out of the 11 wards, while PDP securing only one ward, according to result declared INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Abdulkarim Saka of Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna.

Prof Saka announced the result at the INEC Area Office, Sarkin Pawa in Munya Local Government Area of the state.

Reacting, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Niger, Ahmed Garki, described the election as transparent and credible.

The Commissioner of Police in Niger, Adamu Elleman, commended officers for their dedication ensuring a peaceful and violence free process.

In their separate remarks, Mr Aminu Najume, Chairman of Munya Local Government Area and Mr Maurice Majaji, Commissioner for Land and Survey, applauded the peaceful atmosphere that enables voters to freely exercise their franchise.

Some of the electorate who spoke including Prof. Danlaldi Hakimi, said the large turnout of voters was a result of the relative peace now being enjoyed in Munya Local Government, but there was still need for improvement.

He advised the the candidate of the PDP to accept the result in good faith and prioritise the interests of Munya Local Government, saying “it is God who gives power and only one person can be declared a winner.” (NAN)