*As NUT President wins Kebbi APC governorship ticket
The Senate Leader, Dr Yahaya Abdullahi (APC, Kebbi) may no longer return to the red chamber as he did not get a single vote during the Kebbi All Progressives Congress governorship primary election in kebbi.
The National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Dr Nasiru Idris, emerged as the APC’s governorship candidate with 1,055 votes out of the total 1,090 votes cast during the primary.
Alhaji Abubakar Gari-Malam, who polled the remaining 35 votes, placed second.
The Returning Officer and Chairman, APC National Monitoring Committee, Alhaji Idris Yahuza, declared the results at the end of the exercise.
Idris also expressed joy at his victory and at the smooth conduct of the primary election. He also thanked his supporters and the entire APC family in Kebbi.
Idris was NUT Chairman from local government to state levels and currently its national president.
He is also Deputy National Chairman of the NLC.
Incidentally, notable Kebbi APC chieftains who witnessed the election included Governor Atiku Bagudu, Sen. Adamu Aleiro, Sen. Bala Ibn-Na’Allah, Sen. Muhammadu Magoro and Deputy Governor, Alhaji Samaila Yombe-Dabai.
Others included the Attorney- General of the Federation (AGF) and the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN); members of the House of Representatives and members of the state’s House of Assembly.
