APC’s Mustapha Wins Yobe East Senatorial Bye-election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Musa Mustapha as the winner of the just concluded Yobe East Senatorial bye-election.

The deputy vice chancellor Administration, Federal University Gashua(FUGA) Associates Professor, Ibrahim Ahmed Jajere who was the Returning Officer of the election, declared Musa Mustapha winner after the counting of votes at the collation centre at federal polytechnic Damaturu yesterday, Sunday.

Jajere said that the APC candidate polled 68, 778 votes to defeat his closest contender, Aji Kolomi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 18, 878 votes.

The returning officer stated that, the total votes cast were 90, 949 with valid votes cast being 88, 771 while a total of 2,178 votes were rejected.

“I, Associate Professor Ibrahim Ahmed Jajere being the Returning Officer hereby certify that the 2024 Yobe East Senatorial By-election held on February 3th.

“The election was contested and Musa Mustapha of APC polled 68, 778,Aji Kolomi of PDP scored 18, 878.

“That Musa Mustapha  of APC having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” he said.

Musa Mustapha (Coolers), former commissioner of Finance, Transport and Energy in Yobe state,  replaces Senator Ibrahim Geidam who was appointed Minister of police affairs by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.