INEC declares APC’s Sani winner of Kaduna guber election
By: Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress, (APC) Senator Uba Sani as the winner of the Saturday’s gubernatorial election held in Kaduna State.
The Returning Officer for Kaduna State guber election, Prof. Lawal Suleiman Bilbis, of Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto declared Sani as winner on Monday haven polled the highest number of 730,002 votes.
The Lawmaker defeated the candidate of opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Rt. Hon. Isah Ashiru Kudan, who came second with 719,196 while Labour Party’s candidate Jonathan Asake came distant third with 58,283.
Bilbis said, Sani has met the requirements of the law and therefore he is declared as the Governor elect of Kaduna State.
Meanwhile, the PDP gubernatorial coalition agent, Hon. Danjuma Sarki said the result is contrary to the data available to them from the party’s situation room and that of the IREV portal.
He also argued that the margin of lead is less than the number of cancelled votes and so the election should be declared as inconclusive just like the case of Adamawa and some parts of Kaduna State.
However, Prof. Bilbis said the points are not valid, adding that his job is to collate results presented to him by LG officials.
Breakdown of the election are as follows:
Total number of registered voters: 4,335,208
Total number of votes cast. 1,581662
Total Valid Vote: 154,6747
Rejected vote: 19,114
APC- 730,002
LP- 58,283
PDP- 719,196
PDP- 713,10
APC- 709,5
LG results as announced by INEC:
Kaura LGA-
PDP 15,108
APC 7748
LP 12950
NNPP 818
GIWA LGA
APC- 30,773
PDP- 28,869
LP- 221
NNPP- 549
SANGA LGA
APC- 12,338
PDP- 13,119
LP- 2135
NNPP- 457
KAJURU LGA
APC- 8271
PDP- 23,115
LP- 1773
NNPP- 982
JABA LGA-
APC- 7,564
PDP- 14616
LP- 2871
NNPP- 174
MAKARFI LGA
APC- 25,678
PDP- 26128
LP- 278
NNPP- 532
IKARA LGA
APC- 29066
PDP- 28,612
LP- 692
NNPP 550
JEMA’A LGA
APC- 19,920
PDP 28,963
NNPP- 543
LP- 6,017
Zangon Kataf
APC- 11448
PDP- 33185
LP- 7377
NNPP- 534
KAURU LGA
APC- 26,915
PDP- 26,342
LP- 3,461
NNPP- 455
SOBA LGA
APC- 27,235
PDP- 30,874
Lp- 457
NNPP- 335
SABON GARI LGA
APC- 44,406
PDP- 33,553
LP- 972
NNPP 2706
KUBAU LGA
APC- 39,855
PDP- 26,627
LP- 604
NNPP- 102
ZARIA LGA
APC- 78659
PDP- 47091
LP- 672
NNPP 2567
KADUNA SOUTH LGA
APC- 69170
PDP- 42604
LP- 2292
NNPP- 1048
KADUNA NORTH LGA
APC- 65,782
PDP- 33120
LP- 1042
NNPP- 4307
IGABI LGA
APC- 74,974
PDP- 40,681
LP- 178
NNPP- 1117
Chikun LGA
APC- 19979
PDP- 89946
LP- 4770
NNPP- 377
KAGARKO LGA
APC- 18830
PDP- 19991
LP- 1530
NNPP- 221
KACHIA LGA
APC- 23,849
PDP- 27,491
NNPP- 470
LP- 1,726
LERE LGA
APC- 45,823
PDP- 46,363
LP – 4,321
NNPP- 1515
Birnin-Gwari LGA
APC- 20,627
PDP- 19,954
LP- 37
NNPP- 726
KUDAN LGA
APC- 21,076
PDP- 23,272
LP- 887
NNPP- 670
