Minister of State Foreign Affairs, Hajiya Khadija Ibrahim, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket for Damaturu/Gulani/Gujba/Tarmuwa, Yobe federal constituency.
She beat her step son, Mohammed Ibrahim to win the ticket.
Announcing the result of the election held on Wednesday, Prof Abba Gambo, the Returning Officer disclosed that Khadijah polled 1,295 votes to defeat Mohammed who scored only 15 votes.
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Two other aspirants, Alhaji Ahmed Buba and Abdullahi Kukuwa, stepped down for the minister while Mohammed refused inspite of calls for him to step down for his step mother.
The minister commended Abdullahi and Ahmed for withdrawing from the race to support her.
Sen Bukar Ibrahim, who stepped down his re-election bid against Gov Ibrahim Gaidam, did not attend any of the aspirants’ elections including the one contested by his wife and son.
