OFFICIALLY! Mansir Ali Mashi (APC) Wins Mashi/Dutsi Federal constituency seat (See Result)
The news reaching us at Katsinapost.com has it that the final result of Mashi/Dutsi constituency House of Representatives Bye election have been released.
However, according to the results released by the INEC shows that Mansur Ali Mashi secured the highest votes thereby emerged as the winner of the election. Below is the official result;
Mashi Local Government
APC-16399
PDP-11884
Dutsi Local Government
APC-11569
PDP-7567
Total Mashi/Dutsi
APC-27968
PDP-19451
With about 8517 votes difference
It being recalled that News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN ) correspondent reports that voting begun as early as 8:00 am in presence of political party agents and security personnel.
An official of INEC, who pleaded anonymity, told NAN that both sensitive and the non sensitive materials were supplied to polling units in good time.
He said the electoral officers had been adequately trained on the conduct of the election.
Malam Sani Mashi, an agent of the Peoples Democratic party PDP attached to the Mashi Arewa polling unit, said he was satisfied with the conduct of the exercise.
He said agents of all the political parties had agreed not to allow anybody to mar the conduct of the election.
Hajiya Rabi Yakubu, a female voter, at Dutsi Central polling unit commended the massive turnout of women.
She called on women to continue to participate in elections not only as voters but also as contestants.
The bye-election is to fill the vacant seat following the death of Sani Bello the member representing the constituency in the House of Representatives.