Faisal Shuaibu, former chief of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), has clinched the ticket of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Nasarawa West senatorial district.

Musa Shuaibu-Mohammed, chairman of the APC Senatorial Primary Election Committee in Nasarawa State, announced the result on Wednesday in Keffi Local Government Area.

He said that Mr Shuaibu secured the party’s ticket unopposed with 98,614 affirmative votes from members across the five local government areas of the senatorial district.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the councils are Karu, Keffi, Kokona, Nasarawa, and Toto.

Mr Shuaibu-Mohammed said the candidate has satisfied the requirements of the APC constitution and guidelines, by scoring the highest number of votes affirmed by all members of the APC across the senatorial district.