Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has clinched another term in office after emerging victorious in the supplementary election held on Saturday, March 23, 2019.
Lalong, All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, polled 595,582 votes, while Jeremiah Useni of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), secured 546,813 votes, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Richard Kirmbi, returning officer for the election, made the declaration in the early hours of Sunday.
The March 9 governorship election in Plateau and a couple of other states, was declared “inconclusive” due to the number of cancelled votes was higher than the margin between the two leading candidates.
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