Mrs. Ireti Kingibe of the Labour Party (LP) has been declared the winner of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Senate seat by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Sanni Saka of the University, announced the results on Tuesday in Abuja.
Saka stated that Ireti won with 202,175 votes, with Mr. Philip Aduda of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) coming in second with 100,544 votes and Angulu Dobi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) coming in third with 78,905 votes.
“I, Prof. Sanni Saka, thereby certify that I am the Returning Officer for the 2023 FCT Senatorial district election held on Feb. 25.
“The election was contested and the candidates received the votes as announced.
“That Ireti Kingibe, having satisfied the requirement of the law, has been declared the winner,” Saka said.