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