A -35-year-old has thwarted the sixth-term dream of Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly, Ahmed Mirwa Lawan.
Lawan, a candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), lost to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lawan Musa.
They both contested for Nguru II Constituency.
The Speaker has represented the constituency since 2003.
Announcing the result, the Returning Officer Habib Muhammad, a doctor, said Musa polled 6,648 votes to defeat the Speaker, who got 6,466 votes.
According to the returning officer, other candidates in the poll, including those of the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), got 30, 14, and 23 votes, respectively.
Unlike the Yobe Speaker, who lost his re-election, The ICIR reported how the Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker secured a sixth term.
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