BREAKING: APC’s Uba Sani wins Kaduna gov election

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Senator Uba Sani, as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The INEC Collation Officer, Prof. Lawal Bilbis, who announced the result said the APC candidate polled 730,002 votes while his closest rival, Isah Ashiru Kudan of the Peoples Democratic Party, scored 719,196 votes. He added that the Labour Party candidate, Jonathan Asake, polled 58,283 to come third while the New Nigeria Peoples Party candidate, Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, came to a distant fourth with 21,405 votes while rejected votes stood at 19,114. The PDP candidate won in 13 LGAs of the state while Sani, the incumbent Senator representing the Kaduna Central Senatorial District of the state, won 10 LGAs. The LGAs won by Ashiru include, Kaura, Sanga, Kajuru, Jaba, Makarfi, Jema’ah, Zango-Kataf, Soba, Chikun, Kagarko, Kachia,Lere and Kudan. The APC candidate won in Giwa, Ikara, Kauru, Sabon-Gari, Zaria, Kubau, Kaduna South, Kaduna North, Igabi, and Birnin-Gwari. However, prior to the announcement, there were wild jubilations in some parts of the state that the PDP candidate won the election, a development that saw residents celebrating the victory at the various joints in the state. Places that erupted with wild jubilations included, Barnawa, Sabon Tasha, Narayi as well Gonin-Gora, all in the southern part of the state. Below are the governorship election results: 1. Kaura LGA APC: 7,748 LP: 12,950 NNPP: 618 PDP: 15,108 Registered voters – 101,279 Accredited votes – 37,254 Total valid votes – 36,889 Rejected votes – 337 Total vote cast – 37,236 PDP wins 2. Giwa LGA APC: 30,773 LP: 221 NNPP: 547 PDP: 28,869 Registered votes- 141,456 Accredited votes – 62,819 Total valid votes – 61,981 Rejected votes – 838 Total vote cast – 62,815 APC wins 3. Sanga LGA APC: 12,338 LP: 2,135 NNPP: 457 PDP: 13,119 Registered voters – 103,403 Accredited voters -28,500 Total valid votes – 28,234 Rejected votes – 262 Total vote cast -28,496 PDP wins 4. Kajuru LGA APC: 8,271 LP: 1,773 NNPP:982 PDP: 23,125 Registered voters – 92,668 Accredited voters -34,860 Total valid votes – 34,502 Rejected votes – 349 Total vote cast -34,851 PDP wins 5. Jaba LGA APC:7,564 LP: 2,871 NNPP: 174 PDP: 14,616 Registered voters – 75,445 Accredited voters – 25,741 Total valid votes – 25,392 Rejected votes – 333 Total vote cast -25,725 PDP wins 6. Makarfi LGA APC: 25,670 LP: 278 NNPP: 532 PDP: 26,128 Registered voters – 118,162 Accredited voters -55,446 Total valid votes – 52,787 Rejected votes – 471 Total vote cast -53,258 7. Ikara LGA APC: 29,066 LP : 692 NNPP: 550 PDP: 28,612 Registered voters – 132,906 Accredited voters -61,790 Total valid votes – 59,206 Rejected votes – 784 Total vote cast -59,990 APC wins 8. Jema’ah LGA. APC: 19,920 LP:6,017 NNPP:543 PDP: 28,963 Registered voters: 173,84 Accredited votes:56,490 Total valid votes:55,798 Rejected votes: 574 Total votes cast: 56,372 PDP wins 9. Zango-Kataf LGA APC: 11,448 LP: 7,377 NNPP:184 PDP: 33,185 Registered voters:175,145 Accredited votes:53,142 Total valid votes:52,609 Rejected votes: 533 Total votes cast: 53,242 PDP wins 10. Kauru LGA APC: 26,915 LP: 2,461 NNPP:455 PDP: 26,342 Registered voters: 132,827 Accredited votes:58,311 Total valid votes: 55,789 Rejected votes: 493 Total votes cast: 58,282 APC wins 11. Soba LGA APC: 28,235 LP:457 NNPP:335 PDP: 30,874 Registered voters: 158,086 Accredited votes:61,580 Total valid votes:59,406 Rejected votes: 981 Total votes cast: 60,441 PDP wins 12. Sabon Gari LGA APC: 44,406 PDP: 33,553 LP: 972 NNPP: 2706 Registered voters: 217,941 Accreditied voters: 85,328 Total valid votes: 82,312 Rejected votes: 1,456 Total votes cast:83, APC wins 13. Kubau LGA APC: 39,855 PDP:26,627 LP: 604 NNPP: 102 Registered voters: 158,757 Accreditied voters: 68,727 Total valid votes: Rejected votes: 886 Total votes cast:68,559 APC wins 14. Zaria LGA APC: 78659 PDP: 47091 LP: 672 NNPP: 2567 Registered voters: 326,068 Accreditied voters: 136,493 Total valid votes: 131,730 Rejected votes: 2248 Total votes cast:133,978 APC wins 15. Kaduna South LGA APC: 69,170 PDP:42,604 LP:2,292 NNPP:1,048 Registered voters: 407,580 Accreditied voters: 119,404 Total valid votes: 116,749 Rejected votes: 1730 Total votes cast: 118,479 APC wins 16. Kaduna North LGA APC: 65,783 PDP: 33,120 LP:1,042 NNPP: 4,307 Registered voters: 369,428 Accreditied voters:108,777 Total valid votes: 107,181 Rejected votes: 1499 Total votes cast:108,680 APC wins 17. Chikun LGA Prof. Haruna Aliyu(returning Officer) APC:19,974 PDP: 89,946 LP: 4, 774 NNPP ??? Registered voters: 334,071 Accreditied voters: 118,017 Total valid votes: 116,059 Rejected votes: 1,614 Total votes cast:117,673 PDP wins 18. Igabi LGA APC: 74,994 PDP: 40,681 LP: 1998 NNPP:1,117 Registered voters: 119, 277 Accreditied voters: 132, 175 Total valid votes: 119,277 Rejected votes: 3323 Total votes cast:122,633 APC wins 19. Kagarko LGA APC: 18,830 PDP:19,991 LP:1,530 NNPP:221 Registered voters: 129,788 Accreditied voters: 41,558 Total valid votes: 40,728 Rejected votes: 550 Total votes cast:41,298 20. KACHIA APC 23849 PDP 27490 LP 1726 NNPP 470 PDP wins 21. LERE LGA APC- 45823 PDP- 46363 LP – 4321 NNPP- 1515 PDP wins 22. Birnin-Gwari LGA APC 20627 PDP 19,954 LP 37 NNPP 726 APC WINS 23. Kudan APC 21,076 LP 887 NNPP 670 PDP 23,272 PDP wins