Supplementary Poll: APC 4th term rep unseated by 32-year-old unionist in Sokoto

Musa S Adar, incumbent member representing the Gada-Goronyo federal constituency of the House of Representatives was handed a defeat by Bashir Usman Gorau, a 32-year-old student unionist and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Adar who was seeking his fifth term in office was defeated by the younger opposition who is also the immediate past commissioner of youth and sport in Sokoto.

He polled 29,679 votes to defeat Adar of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 25,549 votes, Vanguard reported.

The election was earlier declared inconclusive because of some hitches.

The Peering Advocacy and Advancement Center (PAACA) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate the gross violation of electoral guidelines during the Sokoto state supplementary elections for the three senatorial district seats.

This call was made by the executive director of PAACA, Ezenwa Nwagwu, via a statement made available to Legit.ng on Sunday, April 16.

According to the findings made by PAACA's trained, accredited observers, Nwagwu noted that there were reports of some electoral officials violating the stipulated electoral guidelines.