INEC declares Kwankwaso winner of Presidential election in Kano

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has won the just concluded Presidential Elections in Kano State with the highest votes of 997,279.

Bola Ahmad Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, came second with 517,341, while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, polled 131,716 votes.

The INEC Returning Officer, Professor Lawan Suleiman Bilbis, who announced the results, said they were collated from the 44 Local Government areas of Kano.

He commended politicians in the State for largely maintaining decency and maturity during the conduct of the elections, though he acknowledged violence in Takai and a few other places.

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