By Ahmed Abubakar, Dutse
A former member of House of Representatives, Alhaji Yusuf Shitu Galambi on Saturday won the ticket of the All Progressives Congress APC for Gwaram Federal constituency.
Four aspirants contested for the ticket following the death of Alhaji kila.
The aspirants includes Abdulrashid Adamu Kila, Ado Yakubu, Yusif Shitu Galambi and Dr Haruna Mairiga.
Announcing the results, the returning officer of the election, Mallam Haruna Musa said Shitu Galambi polled 27, 934 while his closest rival Alhaji Ado Yakubu polled 3081.
Also, Dr Haruna Mairiga polled 209 votes while Abdulrashid Kila got 1,081votes respectively.
The primary election witnessed large voters turn out.
The election which was successfully conducted without serious security breach, was supervised by the party’s officials and the state resident electoral commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commission, Dr Mahmud Isah.
Musa declared Galambi who got the highest number of votes as the winner of the primary election.
