Three Peoples Democratic Party governors
have lost their senatorial bid. The governors are Isa Yuguda (Bauchi);
Gabriel Suswam (Benue) and Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu.
In Anambra state also, a former governor, Chris Ngigie, who represents Anambra-Central, lost his seat.
In Kogi State, the senator representing
Kogi-West, Smart Adeyemi, lost to former House of Representatives
member, Dino Melaye of the All Progressives Congress
In Benue, Suswam was defeated by incumbent Senator, Chief Barnabas Gemade, in the race for the Benue North-East seat.
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Gemade, an APCmember, polled 140,715 votes to beat Suswam.