Son of Former Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar Emerges as Chanchaga House of Reps Candidate in APC Primary Election

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Mr Adamu Abubakar, son of former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representatives primary election for Chanchaga Federal Constituency in Niger.

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Returning Officer, Mr Dan Islam, said Abubakar polled 30,650 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mr Nmaa Ahmed, who secured 1,271 votes.

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Islam added that another contestant, Mr Shuaibu Mairago, scored 311 votes in the exercise conducted across the 11 wards of the constituency.

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He declared Abubakar winner of the primary election and returned him as the APC candidate for the 2026 House of Representatives election.

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Similarly, in Lapai Federal Constituency, the Returning Officer, Mr Ibrahim Usman, announced that Alhaji Abdullahi Mahmud won the APC primary election with 8,559 votes.

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Usman said Mr Sadiqu Mustapha scored 395 votes, while Mr Mahawiya Yusuf polled 247 votes in the election conducted across the 10 wards of the constituency.

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He subsequently declared Mahmud winner of the contest and returned him as the party’s candidate for the constituency.

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Also, Prof. Yakubu Auna emerged winner of the APC primary election for Magama/Rijau Federal Constituency.

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