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By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi
The Senators currently representing Bauchi South and North Senatorial Districts Lawal Yahaya Gumau and Adamu Bulkachuwa have lost their bids to return to the Upper chamber of the National Assembly under the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The duo will not be returning to the Senate in 2023 after losing out in the race for the Bauchi South and North tickets of the APC to upcoming politicians in the areas, Alhaji Shehu Buba Umar and Siraj Ibrahim Tanko respectively.
Results of the APC senatorial primary indicated that Shehu Buba Umar polled a total of 188 votes to beat Lawal Yahaya Gumau who polled a total of 182 votes in the election that was concluded in Bauchi in the early hours of Monday.
Other contestants in the primary election were Yusuf Ladan who polled a total of four votes, the only woman, Dr Safiya Iliyasu and Barr Ibrahim Zailani who both polled zero votes.
While declaring the results, the APC Bauchi South Senatorial primary Returning officer, Okechuku Nnuzor, said that by the power vested in him, he has declared Shehu Buba as Bauchi South senatorial candidate of APC.
According to him, “Buba scored the highest votes cast to defeat his four other opponents. A total of 375 delegates were accredited while 374 votes were cast during election,”.
Okechukwu Nnuzor described the election as peaceful, adding that delegates and aspirants conducted themselves in an orderly manner.
While addressing Journalists shortly after the election and declaration of results, Shehu Buba Umar thanked the almighty Allah for giving him the opportunity.
He also thanked the delegates, as well as the party leadership and supporters for giving him and the APC all the support urging the other aspirants to support him to succeed in the forthcoming polls.
Lawal Yahaya Gumau first became a Senator after he had served at the House of Reps and State House of Assembly via a bye-election in 2018, after the death of Senator Ali Wakili when he defeated the then PDP candidate, Dr Ladan Salihu, by polling a total of 119, 489 votes while Ladan Salihu of the Peoples Democratic Party received 50, 256 votes. He was re-elected in 2019.
He had faced serious challenges from political stakeholders in the area particularly from Toro LGA where he hails from for what they alleged was abandoning the constituents who had always stood behind him.
In same vein, immediate past State Chairman of the APC in Bauchi State, Uba Ahmed Nana has been declared winner of the APC ticket for the Bauchi Central senatorial District.
Uba Ahmad Nana polled a total of 238 votes to defeat former Senator Isah Hamma Misau who polled a total of 75 while Hon Abubakar Shehu polled a total of 18 votes.
For Bauchi North Senatorial district, the APC delegates voted for Hon Siraj Ibrahim Tanko with a total of 189 votes while Hon Ibrahim Baba Imba polled a total of 177 votes while the incumbent Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa polled 0 votes.
