Borno Rep Member Wins 5th Term Bid

A member of the All Progressives Congress (APC),  Muktar Betara has won a fifth term in the house of representatives.

Betara, who currently represents Biu/Kwaya Kusar/Shani/Bayo federal constituency in Borno, is the chairperson of the house of representatives committee on appropriations.

He polled 71,427 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Mohammed Ibrahim Biu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 15,514 votes.

Betara was first elected into the lower legislative chamber in 2007.

Speaking on his victory, Betara said “there is no excuse“ to let his people down.