32-year-old unionist unseats 4th term rep in Sokoto

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  • April 18, 2023
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32-year-old unionist unseats 4th term rep in Sokoto

Tamarauemi Ebimini

A 32-year-old student unionist, Bashir Usman Gorau, has defeated, Musa S Adar, incumbent member representing Gada-Goronyo federal constituency of the House of Representatives.

Gorau, who contested under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is the immediate past Commissioner of Youth and Sport in Sokoto.

He polled 29,679 votes to defeat Adar of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 25,549 votes.

The election was earlier declared inconclusive because of some hitches.

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