Deputy speaker, 15 other Niger Assembly lawmakers fail to secure APC return tickets

By Wole Mosadomi, Minna

The Deputy Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Mrs. Affiniki Dauda, and the only female member of the chamber, was not re‑elected to the Assembly under the All Progressives Congress (APC) banner.

A total of 15 other incumbents also lost in the party’s primaries.

In contrast, the House Speaker, Alhaji Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, was returned unopposed from his Magama constituency.

Mrs. Dauda, who represented Gurara constituency, was defeated by a newcomer.

She had previously seconded Senator Sani Musa’s motion on Thursday to have Governor Muhammed Umaru Bago returned unopposed for a second term.

After the primaries, all 27 APC candidates for the Assembly seats are male, and none of the party’s nominees are Christian.

The APC candidates who secured tickets are: Alhaji Abdulmalik Bala Yakubu (Katcha), Alhaji Abubakar Suleiman Gomna (Bosso), Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed (Edati), Alhaji Alhassan Isah (Mashegu), Alhaji Bello Bako (Rijau), Alhaji Murtala Adamu Badaru (Suleja), Alhaji Ndagi Zakari (Mokwa), Alhaji Nasir Umar (Paikoro), Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar Ahmadu (Gbako), Alhaji Zubair Ismaila (Rafi), and Alhaji Dogari Daje (Munya).

Alhaji Danlami Mohammed Abubakar, chairman of the committee, announced the results at the party secretariat on Thursday evening.

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