2023: Jubilation as Okaba rider wins reps seat in Labour Party

A commercial motorcyclists ( Okada riders) in Southgern Kaduna State, Mr Donatus Mathew under Labour Party has be declared winner of the House of Representatives seat of Kaura Federal constituency of Kaduna State.

It was gathered there was jubilation by his former colleagues who voted for him massively at the polls.

It was learned Mathew defeated a 4 term member who was also the Minority Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon.Giden Gwani.

While appreciating his former colleagues amongst hundreds of well wishers after he was declared the winner, the member-elect, Mr Donatus Mathew, expressed gratitude to the electorates for the confidence reposed on him to represent them.

However, he promised to carry everyone along in order to achieve the desired success.

The Returning Oficer, Professor Elijah Ella, said 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.