Sokodobo Hassan, former commissioner, Civil Service Commission, on Wednesday clinched the Peoples Democratic Party House of Representative ticket for Abuja South Federal Constituency, comprising (Abaji, Kwali, Kuje and Gwagwalada).
Announcing the results in Kwali Area Council, the returning officer, Chris Orji, expressed gratitude to all delegates, who contributed and conducted themselves properly toward a successful electoral process.
The returning officer, said Hassan scored 278 votes to defeat two other contestants, Isa Iga-Dobi and Constance Amadi.
He said Iga-Dobi scored 116 votes, while Amadi got 36 votes after the exercise.
Orji said: “I am most grateful to all security personnel for their commitment to the security of lives and materials throughout the exercise.
“Also, I thank all aspirants, delegates and officials for conducting themselves properly during the exercise.
“With the power vested on me as returning officer, I hereby declare Alhaji Sokodobo Hassan, the winner and flag bearer of the PDP in FCT for the 2019 House Representative primary elections.”
The News Agency of Niger reports that the party adopted the indirect primaries with delegates casting their votes from four Area Councils in FCT.
Meanwhile, the two defeated House of Reps aspirants accepted the result in good faith and promised to assist the winner in the general elections.
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