The 2019 Nigerian Senate election in the FCT held on 23 February 2019, to elect the member of the Nigerian Senate to represent the Federal Capital Territory. Philips Tanimu Adada representing the FCT senatorial district won on the platform of the People's Democratic Party.[1][2][3][4]
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Overview
| Affiliation | Party | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| APC | PDP | ||
| Before Election | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| After Election | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Summary
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCT | Philips Tanimu Adada | PDP | Philips Tanimu Adada | PDP | ||
Results
FCT
A total of 32 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election. PDP candidate Philips Tanimu Aduda won the election, defeating APC candidate Zaphaniah Jisalo Bitrus and 30 other party candidates. Aduda received 61.41% of the votes, while Jisalo received 34.64%.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDP | Philips Tanimu Aduda | 263,055 | 61.41% | |
| APC | Zaphaniah Jisalo | 148,401 | 34.64% | |
| Others | 16,903 | 3.95% | ||
| Total votes | 428,359 | 100% | ||
| PDP hold | ||||
References
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- ^ "Confam INEC list of elected Nigeria Senators". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "List of all Senators elected in 2019 National Assembly elections". Pulse Nigeria. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Senators From 1999 Till Date -". 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "INEC RESULT SHEET FCT SENATORIAL ELECTIONS 2019" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 November 2019.
- ^ "PDP's Aduda Emerges Winner of FCT Senatorial Election". THISDAYLIVE. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Odunsi, Wale (27 June 2019). "Why PDP's Philip Aduda should be sacked from Senate - Petitioners". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "FCT senatorial results arrive Garki collation centre". Pulse Nigeria. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "PDP Candidates clear FCT polls". Vanguard News. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ Odunsi, Wale (26 February 2019). "Nigeria elections: PDP's Aduda floors APC, emerges winner of FCT senatorial election". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Senate gets Principal officers". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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