By Austin Angwe, Makurdi
The Chairman, All Progressives Congress, APC, House of Representatives Primary Election Committee for Benue State, Sabiu Saidu, has appealed to contestants in various federal constituencies that lost out of the primaries not to feel bad but consider the exercise as a family matter.
He made the appeal yesterday at the party secretariat while addressing party supporters before declaring results of the elections, advising contestants to know that election has only one option, which is to win or lose.
“This can happen and there is nothing anybody can do about it, especially if the process is transparent, free and fair” he said, stressing that it is not easy pleasing everybody in an election.
Saidu, before the DSS, APC party executives in Benue State, INEC, and the police declared Solomon Wombo as winner for Katsina-Ala/Logo/Ukum Federal Constituency scoring 64,274 votes to defeat his closet rival Julius Asom who polled 611 votes.
He said Gwer East/Gwer West has Nongo David who polled 17,421 votes to defeat the incumbent, Asema Achado with 729 votes while.
For Oju/Obi Federal Constituency returned, Peter Egbodo, the immediate information commissioner under the current leadership polling 12,993 to defeat Ogewu Agada his closet rival who polled 936 votes respectively.
According to him, Dr. Livinus Tsar scored 28,549 to defeat the incumbent, Sesoo Gboko who polled 693.
Other results declared were Anthony Angom, scoring 19,124, for Ado/Obadigbo/Okpokwu while Ojema Ojotu scored 11,305 votes.
Saidu also declared,Christopher Ikper who polled 37,844 votes to defeat the incumbent,Dickson Tarkighir with 1746 votes while.
Gideon Inyom scored 10, 470 votes to emerge winner against the incumbent Hon. Sekav Iortyom who scored 1,396 votes for Buruku Federal Constituency respectively.
Similarly, Regina Akume representing Gboko/Tarka Federal Constituency was returned elected polling 19,638 votes to defeat Alumo Orpin who scored 2779 votes, with Blessing Onuh scoring 17,451 votes defeating Lawrence Onoja Jr with 974 votes to represent Otukpo/Ohimini while Shederach Iornem won for Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency.
Sabiu Saidu who said the election in most of the federal constituencies were free and fair, appealed to party supporters and contestants to consider the exercise as a family business by accepting the results in good faith.