Jubilation as Okada rider wins Rep seat under Labour Party

There was great jubilation amongst commercial motorcyclists ( Okada riders) in Southern Kaduna as one their members, Mr Donatus Matthew, the House of Representatives candidate of the Labour Party (LP), was declared winner of the House of Representatives seat for Kaura Federal constituency of Kaduna State.

Mathew, who defeated a 4 term member who was also the Minority Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon.Giden Gwani, appreciate his former colleagues and hundreds of well wishers after he was declared the winner.

The member-elect, Mr Donatus Mathew, also thanked the electorates for the confidence reposed in him to represent them and solicited for support and cooperation from the people, while promising to carry everyone along in order to achieve the desired success.

Professor Elijah Ella, the Returning Oficer, while announcing the results, said that Mathew got a total of 10,508 votes to defeat the incumbent member and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon Gideon Lucas Gwani, who got 10, 297 votes.

Prior to his victory, Mathew, according to sources,was a councillor and commercial motorcyclist in Southern Kaduna.