By Moses Okorie
365Daily – As the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, conducted her primary elections on Monday, May 23, 2022, for senatorial aspirants across Nigeria, 365Daily has compiled names of some persons who emerged from some senatorial district.
According to reports of the elections, former minister of Sports, Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, has been elected as the candidate for Kwara Central Senatorial district. Abdullahi was elected through a consensus arrangement and affirmation by delegates at the PDP’s senatorial primary that held at Mariam Event Centre, Ilorin, on Monday.
Mr Hashim Jimoh, a national officer that conducted the primary, announced Abdullahi as the winner, having been returned unopposed.
Similarly, a former senator, Rafiu Ibrahim was elected as the flag bearer for Kwara South Senatorial District. Ibrahim also emerged through affirmation at the primary that was held in Omu-Aran in Irepodun Local Government Area of the state.
Mr Umar Galadima has been declared winner of the Nasarawa West Senatorial Zone. According to Ogaza Dennis, Returning Officer of the exercise held in Keffi, Galadima polled 152 votes to defeat Mr Bala Ahmed-Aliyu, who polled 17 votes. Other contestants included Angama Weibey Maikasuwa, 12 votes, and Dr Avreso Samuel, who got no vote.
Alhaji Khalid Mustapha has picked the ticket to contest the Kaduna North Senatorial District seat. Prof Banake Sambo, Presiding Officer for the primary election, declared Mustapha as the winner of the primary election with 257 votes.
Mr Nicholas Akobada has clinched the ticket to contest for the Lagos East Senatorial District seat. According to Mr Daniel Ochu-Baiye, Chairman of the PDP Electoral Committee/ Returning Officer for the senatorial primary election, Akobada scored 74 votes to defeat his closest rival, Yeye Agnes Adenike-Shobajo, who polled 63 votes.
Announcing the result Tuesday morning at the PDP Secretariat in Somolu, he said that Mr Obadiaru Adebayo, another contestant, scored 16 votes while Princess Saidat Odofin-Fafore polled two votes.
Rep. Musa Bagos (PDP/Jos East/Jos South) and Rep. Musa Agah (PDP/Jos North/Bassa) have picked tickets to seek re-election into the National Assembly in next year’s general election.
Alhaji Idi Waziri, the returning officer for Jos East/Jos South Federal Constituency primary, declared Bagos winner of the election with 34 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Mr Abok Ayuba, a former speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly. Abok got cored 25 votes.
For Jos North/Bassa, Agah, who was elected to the House of Representatives in the Feb. 26 bye-election, defeated seven contestants to emerge PDP candidate for the 2023 polls. He scored 39 votes to defeat his closet rival, Aminu Zang, who scored 37 votes.
Mr Segun Adewale has picked the ticket to contest the Lagos West Senatorial District seat. Adewale defeated Mr Yomi Ogungbe at the primary election held at the Stadplus event centre, Ikeja, Lagos on Monday night. Mr Daniel Ugo-Unibaiye, the Returning Officer, while announcing the result, said that due process was followed during the primaries.
Ugo-Unibaiye said that Adewale scored 264 votes to emerge the winner, while Ogungbe polled two votes. Two votes were voided.
Controversy on Monday, trailed the PDP Lagos Central senatorial primary election and the reported emergence of Mr Wale Gomez as the party’s candidate.
Many ad hoc delegates, leaders and party faithful had gathered at No 67, Adelabu Str. Surulere, the earlier announced venue for the primary all day before they were hinted that the venue had shifted to Obele Odan Community Hall, Fujah Street in Surulere.
A former member of House of Representatives, Mr Ogoshi Onawo, has clinched the ticket for Nasarawa South Senatorial District. Onawo, a two-time speaker of Nasarawa State House Assembly and two-time member of House of Representatives, scored 88 votes to defeat a former Director-General of National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mike Omeri, who scored 76 votes.
Announcing the result on Monday in Lafia, the Returning Officer, Mr Torngee Tor-Anyiin, declared Onawo as the winner of the primary election, having scored the highest votes.