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PDP
grabs Jigawa senate seats, gets two in Kano ...more
high profile losers and winners
Newsdiaryonline Sun April 10,2011
The
PDP won all the three senatorial seats in Jigawa state,reports
said.One of the winners is Danladi Sankara .Two
prominent figures lost out in the state, namely senator Saminu
Turaki and Mustapha Makama.
In Kano, PDP also won two senate seats-Bello
Hayatu Gwarzo,PDP,Bashir Lado popuarly called Ladan Alheri
PDP,while ANPP's Kabir Gaya won the third.The results from Kano
and and Jigawa indicate that the CPC fever did not
quite work out as expected in the National Assembly
race.Equally ACN could not win the senate seats there.
Among the big winners announced today
include Governors Bukola Saraki,Kwara PDP and Danjuma Goje,Gombe
PDP. Ex Governor Shaba Lafiagi, PDP won his senatorial election
in Kwara state as well just as Senator Uche Chukwumerije also
won his Abia senatorial seat.David Mark and APGA's Chris Anyanwu
won also
ACN is reported to be
leading in the South west.
More names have emerged about the big
losers.Iyabo Obasanjo,Dimeji Bankole,Gov Gbenga Daniel,ex Gov
Raheed Ladoja,ex Gov Isiaka Adeleke,Bode Olajumoke, Ex Gov Orji
Kalu and Senator Chimaroke Nnamani and Kema Chikwe are among the
known big losers of the senatorial race so far.
Related:Hints of big losers emerge across
parties- Turaki, Bankole,Iyabo trail
Anambra Central: Akunyili
maintains lead in senatorial race, confident of victory
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