The National Assembly election has produced a tsunami that
has claimed a lot of political casualties, particularly among governors and
ex-governors.
Ten serving and ex-governors lost
their senatorial bid in the just concluded 25th February election.
Here are the governors and former governors that were swept
apart by the election tsunami.
Abubakar Bagudu
The governor of Kebbi State lost his bid to return to the
senate. He was defeated by a former governor of the state, Adamu Aleiro.
Mr Aleiro was in the APC before he defected to the Peoples
Democratic Party and picked the ticket of the party. Aleiro defeated his
successor.
Samuel Ortom
In the build up to the election, the governor of Benue State
had expressed his willingness to sacrifice his senatorial ambition for the
presidential aspiration of Peter Obi of the Labour Party.
Well, it appears the sacrifice was accepted, as he lost the
election; however, Mr Obi equally did not win.
Ortom was defeated by Titus Zam, his former Special Adviser
on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
Mr Zam polled 143,151 votes to defeat Ortom who scored
106,882.
Tanko Almakura
The tsunami also removed Tanko Almakura, the former Governor
of Nasarawa State. He lost his re-election bid for Nasarawa South senatorial
district.
Almakura was defeated by Mohammed Onawo of the Social
Democratic Party. Onawo got 93,064 votes to defeat Mr Al-Makura who polled
76,813 votes.
Simon Lalong
The governor of Plateau State and Director General of Bola
Tinubu presidential campaign council was also displaced.
He was defeated by Bali Ninkap Napoleon of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP).
Napoleon got 148,844 votes to defeat Governor Lalong of APC
with 91,674 votes for the Plateau South Senatorial district.
Kabiru Gaya
The former Governor of Kano became a victim of Rabiu
Kwankwaso’s wave in Kano.
He was defeated by Kawu Samaila of the New Nigeria Peoples
Party.
Gaya was a governor in the short-lived third republic.
Ifeanyi Ugwanyi
Incumbency failed to save Enugu Governor Ugwanyi from the
cold hands of defeat on Saturday.
His bid to return to the National Assembly was truncated by
the Obedient movement in Enugu State.
Okey Ezea of the Labour Party got a landslide victory as he
polled 104, 492 votes to defeat his closest rival, Gov Ugwuanyi, who got 46,
948 votes.
Ben Ayade
Mr Ayade, known for his big grammar, also lost on Saturday.
The incumbent Senator, Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe of the Peoples
Democratic Party got 76,145 votes, while Ayade polled 56,595.
Ayade was in the senate from 2011 to 2015; however, his
attempt to return to the Red Chamber has been truncated.
Okezie Ikpeazu
The Governor of Abia State failed to achieve what his
predecessor, Theodore Orji accomplished, which is moving to the Senate after
finishing his two terms as governor.
Ikpeazu was defeated by the candidate of the All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Enyinnaya Abaribe.
In fact, Mr Ikpeazu came a distant third behind the Labour
Party (LP) candidate, Chinedu Onyeizu.
Darius Ishaku
The governor of Taraba State also tasted defeat on Saturday
as he was beaten by David Jimkuta of the APC.
Mr Jimkuta polled 85,415 votes to defeat the incumbent
governor and candidate of the PDP who polled 45,708 votes.
Sam Egwu
The sojourn of the former Governor of Ebonyi, Sam Egwu has
temporarily been suspended after he was defeated at the poll on Saturday.
Mr Egwu, a former Minister for Education has been in the
Senate since 2015.
He was defeated by the candidate of the APC and former State
Chairman of the PDP, Peter Nwebonyi.
Nwebonyi got 65,863 votes. His closest opponent, Anselem
Enigwe of the Labour Party scored 42,283 to emerge second, while Senator Egwu
of PDP came a distant third with 26,569 votes.
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