Nigeria News House

Senator Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared as the Kaduna Governor-Elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

According to the State Collation Officer for Gubernatorial Election (SCOGE), Prof. Lawal Suleiman Bilbis, Sani secured 730,002 votes while his closest rival, Mohammed Isa Ashiru of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), got 719,196 votes.

The APC candidate won in 10 local government areas of Giwa, Ikara, Kauru, Sabon Gari, Kubau, Zaria, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Igabi, and Birnin-Gwari while the PDP candidate won in 13 local government areas of Kaura, Sanga, Kajuru, Makarfi, Jaba, Jema’a, Zangon Kataf, Soba, Chikun, Kagarko, Lere, Kachia, and Kudan.

In total, the APC polled 730,002 votes, LP got 58,283, NNPP got 21,405 and PDP scored 719,196 votes.

The results were collated by INEC from the 23 local government areas of Kaduna State.

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