APC has been declared winner of the Sabon Gari Local Government Area chairmanship election.
Gatekeepers News reports that the the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mohammed Usman has been declared winner of the Sabon Gari Local Government Area chairmanship election.
Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission conducted the elections on September 4 across 19 local government areas in the state.
The Returning Officer, Abubakar-Mohammed Sadiq, announced the outcome of the election on Sunday in Sabon Gari, Zaria.
He said, “Mr Usman had satisfied the requirements of the law, having scored the highest number of votes, totalling 32,405, to defeat his closest contender, Abdu Bello of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had 13,777 votes.”
While the APC won in Sabon Gari, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mathias Siman, has won the chairmanship seat in Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The Returning Officer, Mande Hosea, declared Mr Siman winner of the election on Sunday in Manchok, having polled 19,505 votes, to defeat his closest opponent, Adamu Donatus of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who garnered 10,942 votes.
“We aknowledged that voting did not take place in some polling units due to Electronic Voting Machines malfunction.
“However, the rule says that result can be declared if the total vote cast is up to two-third, and so far, the total votes cast are more than two-third.
“Therefore, Mr Mathias Siman of the PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law, and scored the highest number of votes, is hereby, declared winner of the election, and returned elected,” he said.
