Mohammed Onawo

Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo is a Nigerian politician and a member of the 10th Senate from Nasarawa South Senatorial District on the ticket of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).[1] He was a member of the 8th National Assembly and former speaker of Nasarawa State House of Assembly.[2]

Political career

Onawo was a speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly before being elected to the 8th National Assembly representing Awe/Doma/Keana Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.[2] In 2019, he ran for Nasarawa West Senatorial District on the ticket of the PDP but lost. He won the PDP ticket again in the 2022 primary election scoring 88 delegates votes to defeat his rival Mike Omeri who polled 76 votes.[3] In the February 25, 2023 Senate election, he ran against a former governor of Nasarawa State and incumbent Senator Tanko Al-Makura of the APC. Running against the former two term governor and incumbent senator, Onawo was underrated and his chance of winning the election was rated very low. In the election, Onawo sprung a surprise after polling a majority of 93,064 votes to defeat his highly rated opponent Tanko Al-Makura of the APC who scored 76,813.[4] Onawo's victory was major political upset in the 2023 general elections.[5][6]

References
  1. "#NigeriaDecides2023: Al-Makura Loses Senatorial Seat To Onawo – Independent Newspaper Nigeria". independent.ng. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  2. "Nasarawa: I'll Not Contest Against Gov. Sule In 2023– Ogoshi-Onawo – Independent Newspaper Nigeria". independent.ng. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  3. David (2022-05-23). "PDP senate primaries: Ogoshi Onawo declared winner". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  4. Nigeria, News Agency of (2023-02-27). "Al-Makura loses Nasarawa South Senatorial seat to Onawo of PDP". Peoples Gazette. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  5. "PDP's Onawo Defeats Al-Makura to Clinch Nasarawa South Senatorial District's Seat – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  6. Ajobe, Ahmed Tahir (2023-03-02). "The Big Losers In Nasarawa". Retrieved 2023-04-24.
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