Donatus Mathew, a candidate for the Labour Party, has been named the victor for the House of Representatives seat representing Kaura Federal Constituency in Kaduna State.
The incumbent member and PDP candidate, Mr. Gideon Lucas Gwani, came in second with 10,297 votes, according to the Returning Officer, Prof. Elijah Ella, who announced the results on Sunday.
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According to him, Prof. Benjamin Gugong, the APC candidate, was in last place with 9,919 votes, while the New Nigerian People’s Party received 5,354 votes to finish third and fourth, respectively.
Speaking to newsmen shortly after he was declared winner of the contest, the member-elect, Donatus Mathew, thanked the electorate for the confidence reposed on him to represent them at the Green Chamber.
While soliciting support and cooperation from the people, Mathew pledged to carry everyone along to achieve success.
In his reaction, the incumbent member who is also the Minority Whip in the House of Representatives, Gideon Gwani, congratulated the member-elect and wished him well.
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He urged his supporters to remain calm and accept the will of the electorate, even as he noted that God gives and takes power to and from whomever he pleases at the appropriate time.
Our correspondent reports that the minority whip has been in the House of Representatives since 2003.
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