The Independent National Electoral Commission in Yobe State has declared Ibrahim Bomai of the All Progressives Congress the winner of Yobe South senatorial election.
The Returning Officer of the election, Abatcha Melemi, while announcing the result on Saturday at the Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum, disclosed that Bomai garnered 69,596 votes to defeat his closest opponent of the Peoples Democratic Party, Halilu Mazagane who polled 68,885 votes.
INEC had earlier declared the election in the district inconclusive following over voting at Manawachi polling unit in the Fika Local Government Area of the state.
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