The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has announced Senator Ireti Heebah Kingibe as the party’s flag bearer for the Federal Capital Territory senatorial election ahead of the 2027 general polls.
Kingibe secured a landslide victory in the party’s primary
election, polling 17,535 votes to defeat her sole challenger, Mubarak Tijjani,
who garnered 806 votes.
Declaring the results at the ADC secretariat in Abuja, the
chairman and returning officer for the senatorial and House of Representatives
primaries, Abubakar Adamu, confirmed Kingibe as the winner of the exercise.
“Having scored the highest number of votes of 17,535, and by
the powers conferred on me as the returning officer for the Senate and House of
Representatives primary elections, Senator Ireti Heebah Kingibe is hereby
declared winner of the election,” he said.
The primary election also produced candidates for the two
House of Representatives seats in the FCT.
In the AMAC/Bwari Federal Constituency, Bala Iyah emerged
victorious with 4,937 votes, defeating Yahaya Fatima Goya, who polled 2,015
votes, while Ma’aji Johnson Bello secured 1,546 votes. Ismaila Ishak Ozigi
received 105 votes.
For the Abaji/Gwagwalada/Kwali/Kuje Federal Constituency,
Alhassan Salihu clinched the party’s ticket with 9,016 votes, defeating Khalid
A. Haruna, who polled 2,955 votes.
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission
monitored the conduct of the primaries.
Speaking after his victory, Bala Iyah expressed confidence
in the ADC’s chances in the 2027 elections, describing himself as a grassroots
politician with deep knowledge of the constituency and strong support from the
people.
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