Former -Commerce Commissioner Won PDP Bauchi South Senatorial Ticket
By Abdullahi idris,Bauchi
Garba Dahiru, a former Bauchi Commissioner of Commerce and Industry has defeated the former Chief of Staff, Bauchi Government House, Ladan Salihu Ilelah, to become the Bauchi South senatorial district candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
Bauchi PDP held its South Senatorial primaries on Monday with the immediate past commissioner of Commerce taking the lead with 70 votes.
Dahiru Garba was closely followed by Mahiru Maiwada with 69 votes while Ladan Salihu former Bauchi Chief of Staff Government House got 34 and Senator Adamu Gumba has 35 votes. Meanwhile, Adamu Shuaibu got 14 and Adamu Anas with only 4 votes.
Announcing the results at Zaranda hotel Bauchi on Monday evening, Chairman of the election Muhammad Maibalangu said the election was conducted free and fair