INEC declares Senator Bomai winner of Yobe South Senatorial election

INEC declares Senator Bomai winner of Yobe South Senatorial election

Story from Sa’adatu MAINA, Damaturu

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has on Saturday declared Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the 15 April election conducted in Yobe South Senatorial District.

Dr Abatcha Melemi from Federal University Gashua who is the INEC Returning Officer of the elections announced the result on Saturday in Potiskum.

Melemi noted that the election was concluded with the candidates receiving the following votes; “Senator Bomai Ibrahim Mohammed of APC scored 69,596 votes, Abubakar Halilu of PDP scored 68,885, and Isa Inusa of NNPP Scored 3,277.

“Yarima Adamu of ADC Scored 652, Jauro Ishaku Habila of LP scored 471 and Mai Sambo Barde of YPP scored 448 respectively.

The Returning Officer said, “My mandate of the exercise is just to declare the results and return the elected candidate.

“Bomai Ibrahim Mohammed of APC having certified by the requirement of the law is hereby declared the winner and he is return elected”.

It could be recalled that some cancellations were done at Manawaci 003 Polling Unit in Fika Local Government following incidents of over-voting and other irregularities.

The cancellation was mandatory as the total number of valid votes exceeded the total number of accredited voters in the unit which had 1,118 registered voters.

In his acceptance speech, the senator-elect, Senator Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai thanked the electorates and supporters for their resilience and love.

“We have forgiven all those members of our party who have shown opposition and indulged in anti-party activities to thwart my second term as I have absolute faith in Allah that is Him who gives what He wants to a person and at a time He wishes.

“I’m now elected as a Senator for all the people of Yobe South and I call upon both my opponents within the party and outside to join hands with me in moving our dear Yobe South forward.

“I want to seize this opportunity to inform some of our communities who have not benefited from our projects and programmes during my first term that this is not deliberate but it is humanly impossible to meet the demands of all taking into account the limitations of financial resources of government and the competing demands of a big nation like ours.

“I wish to therefore assure those communities of my resolve to see that projects and programmes have been brought to them in my second term by Allah’s will,” Senator Bomai said.