The two-term Niger state governor, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been roundly defeated by the Senatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Barrister David Umar of the APC.
Announcing the results today, the Returning Officer for the district, Professor Ali Audu Jiigam, said Aliyu got 46,459 while Umar polled 149,443 votes. .
From the results, Aliyu was roundly defeated in all the wards of the five local government areas of the district officially declared by Independent Nationai Electoral Commission.
Jiigam said the APC candidate polled 49,519 votes in Chanchaga local government area, the council of the governor, who returned 17,209 votes in the area. [myad]
