Joy as PDP candidate, Musa Agah wins Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency 

It is a moment of grace for Mr. Musa Agah,  the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as he was declared winner of the by-election held in the Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency of Plateau State held on Saturday.

Recall that Agah is also the member currently representing Irigwe/Rukuba State constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly. 

Mouthpiece News NGR covers that he floored his main opponents, Muhammad Gwani of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP), and Joseph Abbey Aku, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and eight other contestants, to emerge winner.

During the announcement of the results at Jos, the state’s capital,  the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Dr Yinka Oyerinde, stated with gay that: “Agah scored the highest votes of 40,343, and having certified the requirement of the law, is hereby declared winner of the election.”

His closest rivals in the poll, Gwani, scored 37,757 votes while the APC candidate, Aku, came third position with 26,111 votes.

Taoheed says the Jos North/Bassa seat became vacant after the former occupant, Haruna Maitala, died in an accident along the Abuja-Jos road last year.