Photo Caption: Senator Ahmed Aliyu Wadada addressing his supporters during a mega rally in Keffi, Nasarawa State.

Senator Ahmed Wadada, representing Nasarawa West Senatorial District, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress governorship primary election in Nasarawa State.

Chairman of the APC Governorship Primary Election Committee in the state, Prof. Theodore Maiyaki, announced the result on Friday in Lafia.

Maiyaki said Wadada secured the highest number of valid votes cast by party members across the 147 electoral wards in the 13 local government areas of the state, defeating six other aspirants in the contest.

According to him, Wadada polled 195,285 votes to clinch the party’s governorship ticket for the 2027 election. Related News Peter Mbah emerges Enugu APC governorship candidate Hayatu-Deen challenges Atiku, Amaechi to publicly endorse ADC’s ethics code Osun Senator backs Tinubu for APC ticket after losing primary