From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi
Alhaji Ibrahim Bello Mohammed, popularly called IBM, son of the former National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Bello Mohammed Haliru, and younger brother of the late Barrister Abba Bello Mohammed, has emerged as the winner of the Birnin-Kebbi, Kalgo and Bunza Federal Constituency election which held on Saturday, February 25.
The INEC Returning Officer at the State Collation Centre in the state capital, Birnin-Kebbi, Abbas Aliyu Bazata, declared that Ibrahim Bello Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled a total of 50,781 votes and having scored the highest number of votes, came out victorious at the end of counting and collation to defeat his closest opponents from APC, Professor Muktar Bunza who scored 37,478 and Barrister Bello Relisco of SDP who scored 7,880, respectively.
“Ibrahim Bello Mohammed of the PDP having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and returned elected as Member House of Representatives Birnin-Kebbi, Kalgo and Bunza Federal Constituency in Kebbi State,” he stated.
Ibrahim Bello Mohammed, who was substituted and affirmed by the party after the untimely and unexpected demise of his elder brother, is, at 27 years old, the youngest elected lawmaker for a Federal Constituency seat in the history of the country.
While speaking with newsmen after the announcement, Ibrahim Bello Mohammed expressed his profound gratitude to the good people of Birnin-Kebbi, Kalgo and Bunza Federal Constituency for finding him worthy to serve and represent them at the 10th Assembly.
He assured them that he is ready to serve the people and will use his youthful prowess to lead a charge of immense growth and development across the federal constituency.