The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has been declared as the winner of the election.
El-Rufai was declared as the winner by the returning officer, Prof Mohammed Yahuza Bello, having scored a total vote of 1,045,427 while the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Isa Ashiru scored 814,168 votes.
Results collated at the INEC headquarters in Kaduna state revealed that El-Rufai won in 14 local government areas of Makarfi, Soba, Kudan, Ikara, Kauru, Kubau, Kaduna North, Giwa, Birnin Gwari, Sabongari, Lere, Kaduna South, Zaria and Igabi local government areas.
While the candidate of PDP, Isa Ashiru Kudan won in nine local government areas Jaba, Kachia, Kaura, Kajuru, Zango Kataf, Sanga, Chikun and Jema’a local government areas.
See the results from the local governments below:
Kachia
APC 30,812
PDP 51,780
Kaura
APC 8,342
PDP 38,764
Jaba
APC 6,278
PDP 22,976
Kajuru
APC 10,229
PDP 34,658
Makarfi
APC 34,956
PDP 22,301
Soba
APC 55,046
PDP 25,440
Kudan
APC 28,624
PDP 22,022
Ikara
APC 41,969
PDP 22,553
Kauru
APC 34,844
PDP 31,928
Kubau
APC 67,182
PDP 17,074
Giwa
APC 51,455
PDP 19,834
Zango Kataf
APC 13,448
PDP 87,546
Sanga
APC 20,806
PDP 21,226
Kaduna North
APC 97,243
PDP 27,665
Birnin Gwari
APC 32,292
PDP 16,901
Chikun
APC 24,262
PDP 86,261
Sabon Gari
APC 57,655
PDP 25,519
Lere
APC 71,056
PDP 45,215
Jema’a
APC 21,265
PDP 63,129
Kagarko
APC 21,982
PDP 26,643
Zaria
APC 111,014
PDP 35,356
Igabi
APC 102,612
PDP 31,429
Kaduna South
APC 102,035
PDP 37,948