Donatus Matthew under the Labour Party LP, has won the Federal House of Representatives seat in Southern Kaduna, Kaduna state.
Hon. Matthew, until his election was an Okada rider, who initially was a councillor under former governor Ahmed Makarfi in Kaduna state but later fell under hard times and resorted to riding okada as means of livelihood.
He contested for the Kaura Federal constituency in Southern Kaduna district and defeated incumbent Hon. Gideon Gwani Lucas of the People’s Democratic Party PDP.
See unofficial results collated at the polling units.
APC – 9,828
LP – 10,466
NNPP – 4,560
PDP – 10,221
It was a keenly contested election that saw to Hon. Matthew’s emergence as the reps member.