Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu lost his Senate bid to the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, David Umaru.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has suffered another defeat as Niger State Governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu lost his Senate bid to the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, David Umaru.

Aliyu, who is also the chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, was defeated in five out of the 9 local government areas of the Niger East Senatorial district.

The governor was defeated in all the wards of the five local government areas in the zone so far officially declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

According to the result announced by the Returning Officer for the zone, Professor Ali Audu Jiigam, Gov Aliyu polled 46,459 votes as against 149,443 votes recorded by the APC candidate.

The APC candidate polled 49,519 votes in Chanchaga local government where he resides while the governor polled 17,209 votes.

In Gurara local government, Gov Aliyu recorded 6,520 votes as against the APC candidate’s 18,887 votes while in Shiroro, the Umaru maintained the lead of his council with 27,191 votes to PDP’s 7,519 vote.

The APC candidate also defeated Aliyu in Tafa local government with 17,596 votes as against 8151 votes respectively while in Bosso local government, APC had 36,250 votes and PDP 7,060 votes.