Nigeria, May 23 -- Senator Ahmed Wadada has emerged as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State after winning the party's primary election held across the state on Friday.

Mr Wadada, who represents Nasarawa West Senatorial District in the Senate, defeated six other aspirants in the contest conducted across the 147 electoral wards in the 13 local government areas of the state.

The Chairman of the APC Governorship Primary Election Committee, Theodore Maiyaki, announced the result in Lafia late Friday night.

Mr Maiyaki said Mr Wadada secured 195,285 votes to emerge winner of the exercise.

According to the results announced by the committee, former Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu came ...