115,763 votes against former Senator Lawan Jalo Zarami of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), who gained 67,438 votes. References 1949 births Living people Governors of Yobe State Members of the Senate (Nigeria) All People's Party (Nigeria) politicians Social Democratic Party (Nigeria) politicians All Nigeria Peoples Party politicians 21st-century Nigerian politicians Ahmadu Bello University alumni All Progressives Congress politicians Nigerian Muslims