The candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Mr Pam Dachungyang, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s Plateau North senatorial rerun election. 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Nestor Chagok, declared the result in the early hours of Monday. 

Chagok said that Dachnggyang polled 122,442 votes to defeat 10 other candidates in the election. 
He said that Mr Yakubu Shafi’u of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) came in second with 53,980 votes, while Mr Christopher Giwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) placed third with 39,132 votes. 

“Having scored the highest valid votes and having satisfied the conditions of law, Mr Pam Mwadkon Dachungyang is hereby returned elected,” Chogok said. 

The ADP won in all six local government areas of the district, namely Barkin Ladi, Bassa, Jos South, Jos East, Riyom, and Jos North.

Also, Mr Daniel Asama of the Labour Party (LP) was declared the winner of Saturday’s Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency rerun election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. James Damen, declared the result in the early hours of Monday.

Damen said that Asama scored 66,422 to defeat his closest rival, Mr Adam Alkali of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), who got 61,670 votes.

He said that Mr Ibrahim Hassan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came in a distant third with 10,063 votes.

“Having scored the highest valid votes cast and having satisfied the requirements of the law, Mr Daniel Asama is hereby declared winner of the Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency re-run election and is returned elected,” Damen said.

The result, as announced by the returning officer, showed that Asama won in Bassa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, while Alkali won in Jos North LGA.