Two House of Representatives members from Benue State have lost their bid to clinch PDP’s tickets in the primary elections of the party held on Sunday.
They are Francis Ottah Agbo who represents Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo and Pam Sokpo who represents Buruku.
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While Sokpo was defeated by Terkaa Agba Terkaa, Agbo lost to a female lawyer, Aida Ogwuche, who polled 71 votes against Agbo’s 35.
Also, the Deputy Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Danlami Ahmed Kawule; a former Commissioner for Works and Transport, Ibrahim Abdulkadir; and a former Commissioner for Science and Technology, Maryam Garba Bagel, have lost their bids to get the party’s tickets for House of Representatives seats.
From Hope Abah Emmanuel (Makurdi) & Ahmed Mohammed (Bauchi)
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