Maliya Wins Shira LG By-Election

Bauchi State Unbiased Electoral Fee (BASIEC) has declared Babangida Ishaq Abdullahi (Maliya) of the Individuals’s Democratic Party (PDP) because the newly elected chairman of Shira native authorities space, following a by-election performed yesterday.

Returning officer Kabiru Abba who introduced the end result additionally declared Ali A. Tumfafi because the elected deputy chairman.

Governor Bala Mohammed congratulated Hon. Babangida Maliya on what he described as a well-deserved landslide victory.

In an announcement issued by his media aide, Mukhtar Gidado, the governor counseled BASIEC for its professionalism and the credible conduct of the election.

“This victory displays the boldness the folks of Shira have in Hon. Maliya’s management and the PDP’s progressive imaginative and prescient.”

I urge him to justify this belief by delivering inclusive governance and prioritising grassroots growth,” the governor mentioned.

The by-election adopted the impeachment of the previous chairman, Hon. Abdullahi Ibrahim Beli, and his deputy, Hon. Usman Adamu, by the Shira legislative council on March 3, 2025. Their elimination was primarily based on allegations of gross misconduct, {financial} mismanagement, dereliction of obligation and abuse of workplace.



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