By Stephen Adeleye.
Alhaji Musa Mubarak.
Alhaji Musa Mubarak has been announced as the winner of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) Kogi governorship primary election conducted in Lokoja on Sunday.
Mubarak, popularly known as 'Emperor', scored 607 votes to defeat Pastor Felix Oni, who scored 44 votes, while Hassan Bawa scored 3 votes.
Three aspirants, Sen. Adbulrahman Abubakar, Alhaji.l Aliyu Ali and Mr Kamaldeen Yakubu, stepped down from the race to support Mubarak.
The election which the participants described as "free, fair and transparent", was witnessed by official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from Abuja whiles ecurity personnel were also on ground to maintain law and order.
The Committee Chairman for NNPP Primary governorship election, Hon. Henry Frances Folaranmi, who declared announced the results, said 717 delegates were to vote from the 21 local government areas of Kogi State, by virtue of the party's constitution.
He said:"Havimg scored the highest lawful votes of 607, I, Hon. Henry Frances Folaranmi, declared Alhaji Musa Mubarak as the duly elected winner of 2023 Kog NNPP Governorship Primary Election,.
''Alhaji Musa Mubarak is hereby declared winner and return elected."
The Chairman of Kogi NNPP, Alhaji Suleiman Abubakar, congratulated Mubarak and the entire NNPP family in the state for the successful and hitch-free primaries, describing the exercise as representing " a day of history' , adding that it was "well deserved''.
He also described Mubarak as a great humanitarian and Philanthropist and expressed optimism that he that would turn the fortunes of Kogi around for the betterment of the people.
"As from today, we shall expect a new dawn of political activities in Kogi state because the two leading political parties have failed Nigerians.
''This is the only governorship primary election that was free, fair, transparent and credible. Today is a new beginning for the people of Kogi state,both home and in diaspora,'' Abubakar said.
In his acceptance speech, Mubarak commended other aspirants for their sportsmanship and promised to make the Kogi proud.
''I have emerged as the governorship flag bearer of NNPP in Kogi; and by the grace of God, I am going to emerge as the Governor of Kogi,'' Mubarak said.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
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