Apc candidate wins niger bye election

I think you meant to say "APC candidate wins Niger bye-election".

Yes, that's correct! According to reports, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Hon. Abubakar Sani, has won the Niger State bye-election held on Saturday, March 27, 2021.

The bye-election was conducted to fill the vacant seat of the late Senator David Umaru, who represented the Niger East Senatorial District. Hon. Sani, a former member of the House of Representatives, polled 89,313 votes to defeat his closest rival, Hon. Umar Bago of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 62,111 votes.

The APC candidate's victory is seen as a significant win for the party, especially in a state where the PDP has traditionally been strong. The outcome of the bye-election is expected to boost the morale of APC supporters and officials ahead of future elections.

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