Former Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, has won the seat for the Benue South senatorial District.
Moro, a native of Okpokwu LGA, who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, defeated his main opponent, Steven Lawani of the All Progressives Congress, APC, with 85,162 votes to clinch the seat.
The seat is currently being occupied by Senator David Mark, immediate past President of the Senate.
The former Minister won all the local government areas in the zone with a wide margin.
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Announcing the result on Monday in Otukpo, the Returning Officer, Prof. Aunde Anune said Abba Moro of the PDP polled 85,162 votes while Steve Lawani of the APC polled 47,972 votes.
He further announced that Mike Okibe Onoja of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, polled 29,901 votes while Usman Abubakar a k a Young Alhaji, of the APDA polled 5,504 votes.
