Niger State chapter of the African Democratic Congress ADC has declared Dr Mohammed Kpautagi Mohammed as the Governorship candidate for the twenty twenty seven General Elections in the state
State Returning Officer and the Secretary ADC Primary Election Committee, Ibrahim Mohammed announced this during the official declaration of primary election results for the candidates into the Governorship, Senators, House of Representatives and House of Assembly at the IBB Guest house in Minna.
Ibrahim Mohammed said Dr. Mohammed Kpautagi scored 67,924 while his counterpart Alhaji Idris Usman had 27,769 across the 25 local government areas of the state.
He announced the three senatorial seats of ADC primary elections to include; Niger North Alhaji Shehu Mohammed, Niger East Mukhtar Ahmed unopposed while the Niger South Baba Shehu Agaie former deputy leader of the house of representative were declared winners.
In the same vain Niger state federal House of Representative winners of the APC primary elections were: Bida/Gbako/ Katcha, Mohammed Abubakar, Tafa/Gurara/ Suleja, Ado Abubakar, Mashegu/wushishi/kontagora mariga Mohammed Ibrahim Abubakar, Lavun/Edati/ Mokwa, Abubakar Takuma, Magama/Rijau Mohammed Nazir Abdullahi, Lapai/Agaie Shitu Adamu Evuti, Agwara/Bargu Jailani Inuwa, Chanchaga Doctor Alhaji Mohammed, while Bosso/Paikoro Abdulmali Kabir, Shiroro/Munya Rafi Ismaila Ibrahim.
Also, the house of Assembly members representing the 25 local government areas of Niger state includes: Nasiru Waziri for Kontagora one, Bawa Joshua for Munya, Auta Solomon for Tafa, Nuhu Ibrahim for Gurara, Abdullahi Imam for Wushishi, Isah Mohammed for Edati, Abubakar Garba Mohammed for Suleja, Mairogo Hamisu for Borgu, Idris Ibrahim for Shiroro and Riyanu Suleiman for Kontagora two.
Others are; Abdulwahid Ahmed for Chanchaga, Shehu Haruna Marfa for Mariga, Mohammed Baba Sani for Mokwa, Yusuf Baba for Lavun, Mohammed Umar Katcha, Adamu Wonigi for Agaie while Haruna Labaran is for Rafi local government while Bosso Yusuf Aliyu, Bida one Baba Abubakar and Bida two Mustapha Shuaib respectively.
Declaring the results the state returning officer, Ibrahim Mohammed declared the above mentioned candidates as the winners of their various positions having met with the required party constitution and guidelines for the elective offices.
