A former member of House of Representatives, Mohammed Al- Makura has emerged winner of the just concluded House of Representatives primary election for Lafia/Obi Federal Constituency, of Nasarawa State ahead of the 2023 National Assembly polls.
Mohammed Al-Makura, who is a nephew to the immediate past Governor of Nasarawa state, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, and former member of the House of Assembly between 2003 and 2011, slightly won his opponents in a tight contest held in Lafia, the Nasarawa state capital on Saturday.
The returning Officer, Dr. Musa Ogah-Ari, while announcing the result of the primary election, said Muhammed Al-Makura scored 36 votes to defeat the incumbent house of reps member, Mr Abubakar Sarki Dahiru who scored a total of 32 votes while Dr. Joseph Haruna Kigbu polled 23 votes.
“From the above, Muhammed Al-Makura scored the highest votes of 36 and therefore returned elected, the incubent house of reps member, Mr Abubakar Sarki Dahiru scored a total of 32 votes and Dr. Joseph Haruna Kigbu polled 23 votes.”
Speaking to journalists shortly after he was declared the winner of the primary election, Mr Muhammed Al-Makura commended the peaceful process in which the election was conducted, thanking the delegates who voted for him as the electoral committee for the orderly manner with which the election ended.
He promised to represent members of his constituency well and address the issue of poverty by creating job opportunity to the unemployment youths if elected in the forthcoming general election in the state.
Lateefah Ibrahim
