By Anwar Usman
Mr. Yusuf Gagdi, a two-term lawmaker representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency of Plateau State has failed to secure ticket of All Progressives Congress, APC, to return to the National Assembly for the third time.
Mr Gagdi is currently the Chairman, House of Representatives Standing Committee on Navy.
Gagdi lost the primaries of his party conducted across the three Local Government Area, LGAs, that make up his constituency.
NAN reports that, the Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Daspan Ishaya, announced the results of the polls on Sunday in Pankshin.
Mr Ishaya said that Dr John Tongshinen scored 29,968 to defeat Gagdi, his closest opponent, who polled 5,849 votes.
“By the powers conferred on me as the Chairman of this committee, I hereby declare Mr John Tongshinen as winner of the APC primaries for Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam federal constituency,”he said.
Ishaya explained that the primaries was observed by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
