After intense suspense and intrigue, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday evening declared Senator Uba Sani of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as Kaduna Governor-Elect.
According to the Collation officer, Prof. Lawal Suleiman Bilbis said Sani amassed 730,002 votes while Mohammed Isa Ashiru of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) scored 719,196 votes.
He gave the total votes scored by the political parties in the states as follows:
APC: 730,002, LP: 58,283, NNPP: 21,405 and PDP: 719,196.
Further details revealed that he People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate, Hon. Mohammed Isa Ashiru Kudan won in 13 local government areas of Kaura, Sanga, Kajuru, Makarfi, Jaba, Jema’a, Zangon Kataf, Soba, Chikun, Kagarko, Lere, Kachia and Kudan while APC’s Sani won only in 10 local government areas of Giwa, Ikara, Kauru, Sabon Gari, Kubau, Zaria, Kaduna North, Kaduna South, Igabi and Birnin-Gwari.
Despite outrightly winning only 10 LGAs, Sani polled second highest figures and closely trailed Kudan in other LGAs to round his tally up to 730,002 to defeat PDP.
Below is the breakdown of the result:
Kaura LGA: APC: 7,748, LP: 12,950, NNPP: 618, PDP: 15,108
Giwa LGA: APC: 30,773, LP: 221, NNPP: 547, PDP: 28,869
Sanga LGA: APC: 12,338, LP: 2,135, NNPP: 457, PDP: 13,119
Kajuru LGA: APC: 8,271, LP: 1,773, NNPP:982, PDP: 23,125
Jaba LGA: APC:7,564, LP: 2,871, NNPP: 174, PDP: 14,616
Makarfi LGA: APC: 25,670
LP: 278, NNPP: 532, PDP: 26,128
Ikara LGA: APC: 29,066, LP: 692, NNPP: 550, PDP: 28,612
Jema’a LGA: APC 19,920, LP 6,017, NNPP 543, PDP 28,963
Zangon Kataf: APC 11,448, LP 7,377, NNPP 534, PDP 33,185
Kauru LGA: APC 26,915, PDP 26,342, LP 3,461, NNPP 455
Soba LGA: APC 27,235, PDP 30,874, LP 457, NNPP 335
Sabon Gari LGA: APC 44,406, PDP 33,553, LP 972, NNPP 2706
Kubau LGA: APC 39,855, PDP 26,627, LP 604, NNPP 102
Zaria LGA: APC: 78,659, PDP: 47,091 LP: 672, NNPP: 2,567
Kaduna South LGA: APC: 67,170, PDP: 42,604, LP: 2,292, NNPP: 1,048
Kaduna North LGA: APC: 65,782: PDP: 33,120, LP: 1,042, NNPP: 4,307
Chikun LGA: APC: 19,979, PDP: 89,946 LP: 4,770, NNPP:477
Igabi LGA: APC: 74,974, PDP: 40,681, LP: 1,178, NNPP:1,117
Kagarko LGA: APC: 18,830, PDP: 19,991, LP: 1 530, NNPP: 221
Kachia LGA: APC: 23849, PDP: 27,490 LP: 1726, NNPP: 470
Lere LGA: APC:45,823, PDP: 46,363, LP: 4,321, NNPP 1,515
Birnin Gwari: APC: 20,627, PDP: 19,954, LP: 37, NNPP: 726
Kudan LGA: APC: 21,076, PDP: 23,272, LP: 887, NNPP: 670