The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, declared Piket Plang, a candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the Plateau Central Senatorial election. INEC Returning Officer, Dr. Jimam Lar, declared that Diket, a former member of the Plateau state House of Assembly, scored 131,129 votes, to defeat Yohanna Gotom of the PDP who scored 127,022 and Garba Pwul (SAN) of the Labour Party who scored 36,510.
“Hon Diket Plang having scored the highest votes at the election and having satisfied the requirements of the law has been declared the winner of the Plateau state central senatorial zone and returned elected,” Lar said.
