The incumbent senator representing Nasarawa South in the National Assembly, Tanko Al-Makura, has lost his re-election bid to Mohammed Onawo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Announcing the results in Lafia, Ahmed Ashiku, the returning officer, said Mr. Onawo got 93,064 votes to defeat Mr. Al-Makura, the former governor of Nasarawa State, who polled 76,813 votes.
Mr. Ashiku, a professor, stated that Mr. Onawo, after meeting the legal requirements and obtaining the highest number of votes, was re-elected.
Reacting to the election results, Francis Orugu, the state PDP Chairman, described Onawo’s victory over Mr. Al-Makura as a victory for democracy.
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Mr. Orugu added that the conspiracy to derail the PDP victory has failed because God is in His hand.
The APC has yet to comment on the results of the poll.
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