Supplementary Election: Ganduje Leads In Kano, PDP In Sokoto

APC candidate in the Kano state governorship supplementary election is leading his main challenger, the PDP candidate as of yesterday according to Punch Newspapers received by NIGERIA NEWS

The results of some local governments have started coming in as at 11pm yesterday which sees the incumbent governor, Abdullahi Ganduje leading with over 6000 votes ahead of his main rival who has just 970 votes from the results of about 8 out of the total 28 Local Government Areas the supplementary election in Kano is being held.

Earlier, we reported that PDP had lead Ganduje with over 30,000 in the real election that was held in March 9th across Nigeria but about 6 states declared inconclusive by INEC which prompt another fresh poll to areas where the results were declared inconclusive as a result of violence or some other reasons

Earlier, NIGERIA NEWS has reported gory pictures of violence and importation of thugs in Kano by political thugs suspected to be working with All Progressives Party in the state

He asked if there were separate rules for different parties because the Returning Officer cancelled some votes based on the violence that marred voting in the areas where the results came from.

Details of results are as follows: Bichi LGA – APC: 1,969, PDP: 39; Bebeji LGA -APC: 205, PDP: 0; Rogo LGA – APC: 1,033, PDP: 162; Karaye LGA – APC: 1,317, PDP: 27; Rimin Gado LGA – APC: 1,463, PDP: 12; LGA: Warawa- APC: 501, PDP: 152; Rano LGA – APC: 2,337, PDP: 37;

Dambatta LGA – APC: 608, PDP:24; Takai LGA – APC: 4,221, PDP: 149; Albasu LGA – APC: 1,804, PDP: 66; Gabasawa LGA – APC: 728, PDP: 329; Minjibir LGA – APC: 2,414, PDP: 226; Wurno LGA – APC: 904, PDP: 609.

Sokoto: PDP, APC in close race

The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the results of the rerun in nine local government areas in Sokoto State with the Peoples Democratic Party having a slight edge over the All Progressives Congress.

In Kware LGA, APC polled 211, PDP 186; Tureta, APC 56, PDP 238; Isa, APC 68, PDP 98; Gwadabawa, APC 187, PDP 163; Yabo, APC 110, PDP 106; and Dange Shuni, APC 652, PDP 626.

In Sokoto South LGA, APC scored 313 while PDP polled 278; Bodinga, APC 299, PDP 309; Binji, APC 517 and PDP 1,039.

In the March 9 governorship poll, Governor Aminu Tambuwal of the PDP polled 489,558 votes while his close rival, Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu of the APC, scored 486, 145 votes.

In his remarks before the commencement of the result declaration, the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Sadiq Musa, said the outcome would be added to the previous results of the March 9 elections which were declared inconclusive.

Musa said, “The declaration will be based on simple majority. The Collation/ Returning Officer of the governorship election, Prof. Fatima Mukhtar will handle it accordingly.”

Wamakko LGA — APC: 417, PDP: 221; Rabah LGA – APC:1,411, PDP: 1,319

Benue returning officer shot

Unknown gunmen on Saturday shot and wounded the Returning Officer of Gboko Local Government Area, Prof T. Dooshima.

An eyewitness, Mr Issac Utom, told journalists in Makurdi that Dooshima, another electoral officer for the local government and the driver were in the vehicle marked FG 273 UO1 when the attack occurred.

He went further to explain that the attacks came after he declared the result of the house assembly result in the state

He added, “They shot Prof. Dooshima, who is the returning officer for Gboko LGA. After they shot her, we drove straight to INEC headquarters so that we can make a statement about the incident. She is in the hospital.”