….As Nasarawa Speaker Congratulates APC Candidate.
By Sadiq Abubakar, Abuja.
Hon. Abdullahi Aliyu Tashas, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairmanship primaries in Toto Local Government Council of Nasarawa state, for the October 6, 2021 Council election in the area.
The retuning officer for the primaries, Usman Bala, while declaring the result at legislative chambers of the local government, said Hon Abdullahi Aliyu Tashas, scored 289 votes, Dr Zakari Shuaibu, 41 votes while Hon Mohammed Ohikwo Isah, scored zero.
He said: “By the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria and the electoral act, 2015, “I, Usman Bala, the retuning officer for the chairmanship primary election for Toto local government area of Nasarawa state,”.
“And by the power conferred on me by the electoral act, declared Abdullahi Aliyu Tashas, as winner of the chairmanship primaries for Toto local government area of Nasarawa state and is hereby retuned elected,” he said.
Speaking to newsmen over the election, speaker of the state house of assembly, Rt. Hon Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, congratulated the entire people of Toto local government area and the winner of the chairmanship primaries as well as delegates that participated in the election.
He said he was impressed with maturity exhibited by all the three aspirants and their supporters for ensuring the exercise went on successfully without any rancour, saying the ruling APC shall emerged victorious at the polls.
“And I will also want to use this medium to appreciate the security agents and party delegates for ensuring the process was peaceful. And I will also want to call on the chairmanship candidate to ensure he work closely with the losers in order to ensure the party emerged victorious at the polls,” he said.
Reacting, the chairmanship candidate, Abdullahi Aliyu Tashas, expressed delight and appreciated the party’s delegates for voting for him overwhelming during the primaries.
He also commended his opponents for accepting defeat at the primaries, while assuring that he will work closely with them to ensure the APC continue to wax stronger and emerged victorious during the October, 2021 council election in the area.
“Honestly, I am very elated for maturity exhibited by my opponents, as immediately I was declared winner, they both came and embraced me and I want to assure we shall work together as one family to move APC forward and ensure we win the forthcoming Chairmanship election by the grace of God,” he said.
