The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Misa Musa Jauro of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Ganye Constituency by-election in Adamawa State.
The returning officer, Prof. Tukur Ahmed, said the APC candidate polled 15,923 votes to defeat his closest rival, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, who scored 15,794 votes, leaving a slim margin of 129 votes.
The closely contested election, held across 10 wards, was described as one of the most competitive in recent times, with APC and PDP recording split victories in different wards.
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Jauro was declared duly elected, sealing APC’s victory in the high-stakes poll.
The member representing Bichi Federal Constituency and the chairman House Committee on Appropriations, Dr Abubakar Kabir-Abubakar, who doubles as co-chairman of the APC election committee, thanked the people of Ganye for voting the party.
He said, “INEC has confirmed our candidate Misa Musa Jauro as the winner of the election. I am not surprised considering our preparation. Youth and women were busy making arrangement ahead of the lection.
“We thank the people of Ganye who queued up at 8am to vote for our candidate. As the campaign council sent by the APC national leadership, we appreciate you all.
“We ensure that the election was smooth. We appreciate especially women and youth group who were at our control centres. We also thank Walin Ganye, who is our father.
“In 2027 Adamawa will be ours. I am hopeful the APC will take over the state. People will come out to vote for Tinubu and all our other candidates massively.”