The Independent National Electoral Commission has officially declared Halilu Danladi Envu-Alanza, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, as the victor in the Nasarawa North Senatorial District by-election. The announcement was made on Sunday by the returning officer, Professor Aminu Ali, in Akwanga Local Government Area.
According to the results, Envu-Alanza amassed a total of 45,362 votes, significantly outpacing his closest rival, Labaran Maku of the Labour Party, who secured only 12,931 votes. Maku previously served as Nigeria’s Minister of Information.
In third place was Emmanuel David Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party, who garnered 11,570 votes. Professor Ali confirmed that Envu-Alanza met all legal requirements and was duly elected. The by-election was necessary to fill the seat left vacant by the late Senator Godiya Akwashiki.
Notably, Maku had earlier raised concerns about alleged malfunctions of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System and other irregularities in certain polling units, though these complaints did not affect the final outcome.