Mr. Doguwa is now a member‑elect for a fifth term. The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhasan Doguwa, has been re‑elected to represent the Doguwa/Tudunwada Federal Constituency of Kano. His victory comes weeks after he was charged with murder by the police.
The Kano police charged Mr. Doguwa with murder for allegedly killing three people during the 25 February election. The lawmaker was involved in a violent confrontation between members of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) that led to three deaths and the burning of an opposition campaign office in the Tudun Wada Local Government Area. Police said the lawmaker was arrested and charged alongside other accomplices. “The lawmaker was charged with criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, causing grievous hurt, and mischief by fire, inciting disturbance,” spokesperson Abdullahi Kiyawa said.
His election was initially declared inconclusive. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) later declared him the winner of the supplementary election for the Tudun‑Wada/Doguwa constituency. INEC returning officer Professor Sani Ibrahim reported that Mr. Doguwa received the highest number of votes—41,573—defeating his closest rival from the NNPP, Yushau Salisu, who garnered 34,831 votes. The supplementary election was held in eight wards of Tudunwada Local Government and was reportedly marred by voter suppression and intimidation.
Mr. Doguwa will represent the constituency for a fifth term and is believed to be eyeing the position of Speaker of the Parliament.
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