Lawan Musa, a 35-year-old candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP for Nguru II Constituency has defeated the Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly, Ahmed Mirwa Lawan.
The returning officer of the election, Habib Muhammad, revealed that Musa had 6,648 votes while the Speaker of the All Progressives Congress, APC polled 6,466 votes.
Lawan has been in the House of Assembly since 2003 when he was chosen as a member on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP).