JUST IN: 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

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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