Nigeria, May 18 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has overturned the result of the Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency primary election in Plateau State, declaring incumbent lawmaker Yusuf Gagdi as the winner.

The party announced the reversal on Monday at the APC state secretariat in Jos, barely a day after an earlier result declared John Tongshinen winner of the primary election.

PREMIUM TIMES had earlier reported that Mr Tongshinen was declared the winner after polling 29,968 votes against Mr Gagdi's 5,849 votes in the primary election conducted across the constituency.

The earlier result was announced in Pankshin on Sunday by Monday Daspan, who identified himself as the returning officer for the exercise.

However, addres...