PDP Wins State Assembly Re-run Election In Gombe

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won re-run election in Kwami East
state House of Assembly elections in Gombe state.

Announcing the results on Saturday night in Malam-Sidi, the Returning
Officer, Salisu Umar, said that Ahmed Abubakkar of the PDP was elected
with 10, 326 votes while Shuaibu Haruna of the APC came second with
8,979 votes.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that during the April, 11
election in the constituency, there was no clear winner following the
cancellation of the results of four polling units because of
irregularities.

NAN also reports that the election was conducted peacefully
--NAN