APC WINS DAWAKIN KUDU/WARAWA BY-ELECTION IN KANO
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By ‘Sefiu Ajape
The All Progressives Congress has won the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa State Constituency by-election in Kano State, with its candidate, Hussaini Yusuf-Datti, securing 22,890 votes.
The result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday showed that Yusuf-Datti defeated his closest challenger, Habib Hamisu of the Peoples Redemption Party, who polled 270 votes.
The Returning Officer for the election, Ibrahim Tajo-Suraj, declared the APC candidate the winner after the collation of results in Dawakin Kudu.
The Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Abdullahi Adamu, came third with 108 votes, while Bala Mohammed-Sani of the Action Democratic Party secured 89 votes.
Aliyu Abdullahi of the All Peoples Party polled 53 votes, while the Labour Party candidate, Abubakar Yahya-Mohammed, received 39 votes.
Declaring the result, Tajo-Suraj said Yusuf-Datti had satisfied the requirements of the law and secured the highest number of votes cast in the election.
“Therefore, Mr. Hussain Yusuf-Datti of the APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” the Returning Officer said.
The by-election was held to fill the vacant seat in the Kano State House of Assembly following the movement of the former occupant, Shuaibu Rabiu Nagoggo, popularly known as Abba Gano, to the House of Representatives.
The result returns the APC to the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa State Constituency seat, with Yusuf-Datti set to represent the constituency in the Kano State House of Assembly.
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