Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong who is also the Director General of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, has lost the bid to clinch the Plateau South Senatorial District slot.

He lost to Rtd Bali Ninkap Napoleon of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Saturday’s elections.

While announcing the results, the Returning Officer, Professor Meshak Goyit, declared that Bali Napoleon of PDP scored a total of 148, 844 votes to defeat Governor Lalong of APC with 91, 674 votes while Tobias Nda of the Labour Party scored 17, 325 votes.

Governor Lalong also lost his state of Plateau to Peter Obi of Labour Party who polled a huge victory of 1, 125, 400 votes to defeat both Atiku of PDP and Tinubu of APC who scored 450, 329 and 150, 134 respectively.