House Of Reps PDP Member Loses Primaries For "Slapping" David Mark

'The House of Representatives member, representing Katcha/Gbako/Bida federal constituency, Hon Abdulmalik Cheche, who allegedly attacked Senate President David Mark, has lost the House of Representatives primary of the PDP.

The result of the exercise showed ...that he scored only 14 votes, while the winner, Mohammed Sharu, scored 84 votes. Isah Kawu scored 26 in a tensed primary election which was characterised by allegations of money exchanging hands.

Similarly, the deputy speaker of Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulraman Gombo, defeated the incumbent, Hon Haliru Zakeri, with 61 votes to 16