Governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso of Kano State, has won the Kano Central Senatorial District in last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.
Kwankwaso contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the incumbent Senator Bashir Lado, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The returning officer for the zone, Prof. Aminu Sulaiman, announced the election results in Kano.
He said Kwankwaso scored 758, 383 votes to defeat Lado, who got 205, 809 votes in the contest.
The returning officer, who described the election as peaceful and transparent, stated that the level of sophistication involved in the conduct of the exercise had greatly boosted the morale of the electorate.
Meanwhile, APC supporters have started jubilating on some major streets in Kano over the success recorded by the party in the state.
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