The All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate for Kaduna state, Sen. Uba Sani, has been announced winner of Saturday’s gubernatorial election after polling 730,002 votes to defeat People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Hon. Isah Ashiru Kudan who scored 719,196 votes.
Labour Party (LP)’s gubernatorial candidate, Hon. Jonathan Asake came third with 58,283 votes, while Sen. Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi of New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) scored 21,005 votes to place fourth.
According to the State Collation Officer for Gubernatorial Election (SCOGE), Prof. Lawal Suleiman Bilbis, the number of registered voters in the state are 4,335,208, accredited voters are 1,581,662, valid votes cast are 1,546,747 invalid votes cast are 19,114 and total votes cast are 1,565,861.
Isah Ashiru of PDP won 13 of the 23 local government areas in the state, while APC’s Uba Sani won 10 local government areas. Ashiru was declared winner in Kaura, Sanga, Kajuru, Makarfi, Jaba, Jema’a, Zangon Kataf, Soba, Kagarko, Chikun, Kachia, Lere and Kudan local government areas.
Uba Sani however won in Giwa, Ikara, Kauru, Sabongari, Kubau, Zaria, Kaduna South, Kaduna North, Igabi and Birnin Gwari local government areas.
Speaking while declaring the winner, the State Collation Officer for Gubernatorial Election (SCOGE), Prof. Lawal Suleiman Bilbis said, “that Sani Uba of APC having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared as the winner of Kaduna state gubernatorial election and returned elected”.