APC wins 12 seats, PDP gets 3 in Kano | Nairalaw

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has won 12 out of 40
seats of Kano State House of Assembly, while the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) got three seats.

According to the results announced by various returning
officers, APC won Albasu, Bunkure, Madobi, Rano, Gwarzo, Dambatta,
Karaye, Makoda Sumaila, Garko, Kura and Kunchi/Tsanyawa seats.

The PDP won Bebeji, Kibiya and Gezawa state assembly seats.

In Albasu, the Returning Officer, Prof Mustapha Hassan Bichi,
declared Yusuf Usman Bataiya of the APC as winner having scored
25,382 votes as against the 18,023 votes polled by PDP
candidate.

The Returning Officer of Bunkure, Prof Nuraddeen Magaji declared
APC candidate, Muhammad Uba Gurjiya as winner with 20,271 votes
having defeated Isa Musa Kumurya of the PDP who polled 19,932
votes.

Dr Shehu Usman Yahaya, Returning Officer in Madobi, declared APC
candidate winner having won 24,491 votes as against the 24,309
votes scored by the PDP candidate.

In Rano, the Returning Officer, Prof Mansur Auwal Bindawa, said
APC polled 16,694 votes, PDP 14,892 votes and PRP got 1,401
votes.

The Returning Officer of Gwarzo local government, Dr Aliyu
Ibrahim Kiri said APC polled 28,982 votes, PDP had 22,900 votes and
PRP got 185 votes.

Prof Abdulsalam Abubakar Sadisu, who is Returning Officer of
Dambatta local government, declared that APC polled 24,750 votes,
PDP got 18,043 votes and PRP scored 2,843 votes.

In Karaye, Prof Bello Idris Tijjani, declared that APC polled
18,364 votes and PDP scored 16,1925 votes.

In Makoda local government, the Returning Officer, Prof Aliyu
Sulaiman Kantudu announced that APC scored 22,633 votes defeating
PDP candidate that polled 8,154 votes.

Other seats won by the APC are Sumaila, Garko, Kura and
Kunchi/Tsanyawa respectively.