A former Senate President and National Vice President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Usman Gorau has defeated a 4th term rep member in Sokoto State
Gorau a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP defeated his All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart, Musa Adar to become Reps-elect in Gada-Goronyo Federal Constituency.
The 33-year-old is SSA on Students Matters, and Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Sokoto State.
In a Facebook post, Gorau thanked God for facilitating his victory at the polls.
“Say to Allah, the sovereign of the Kingdom: You give the kingdom to whomever You will, and you remove the kingdom from whomever You want, and You honour whom You will, and You humiliate whom You will. With Your hand is good. Indeed, you are above all,” he wrote.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that Gorau got 29, 679 votes to defeat Musa Adar of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Adar is the incumbent lawmaker representing the constituency.
He polled 25,549 votes to lose his fifth-term bid.
