Senator Dino Melaye has today lost the Governorship election ticket to Engr. Wada, who emerged as the PDP flag bearer for the November 16 governorship election.
Musa Wada, a younger brother of the immediate past Governor Idris Wada, who also contested for the ticket, scored 748 votes to clinch the party ticket.
He was closely followed by Abubakar Mohammed Ibrahim, the son of a former governor, Ibrahim Idris (Ibro), who polled 710 votes. The immediate past governor, Capt. Wada, came third with 345 votes while Senator Melaye polled 70 vote to emerge fourth.
The Senator also sustained some degree of injury during the violence that broke out during the primary election.
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