Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has been re-elected.
He was on Monday declared the winner of the governorship election which was held on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Muhammed Yahuza Bello, declared that El-Rufai polled 1,045,427 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Alhaji Isah Ashiru, who polled 814,168 votes.
El-Rufai, according to the results, won in 14 local government areas while Ashiru won in nine local government areas.
El-Rufai won in Ikara, Kubau, Makarfi, Kudan , Giwa, Kauru, Soba, Lere, Birnin Gwari, Kaduna North and Sabon Gari, Igabi, Kaduna South, Zaria local government areas.
Ashiru won in Kajuru, Kaura, Jaba, Kachia, Zango Kataf, Sanga, Kagarko, Jema’a and Chikun local government areas.
The results are below:
- Ikara local government
APC: 41,969
PDP: 22,553
- Kubau local government
APC: 57,182
PDP: 17,074
- Kajuru local government
APC: 10,229
PDP: 34,658
- Kaura local government
APC: 8,342
PDP: 38,764
- Makarfi local government
APC: 34,956
PDP: 22,301
- Jaba local government
APC: 6,298
PDP: 22,976
- Kudan local government
APC: 28,624
PDP: 22,022
- Giwa local government
APC: 51,455
PDP: 19,834
- Kauru local government
APC: 34,844
PDP: 31,928
- Kachia local government
APC: 30,812
PDP: 51,780
- Soba local government
APC: 55,046
PDP: 25,440
- Sanga local government
APC: 20,806
PDP: 21,226
- Zango Kataf local government
APC: 13,448
PDP: 87,546
14 Kaduna North local government
APC: 97,243
PDP: 27,665
- Birnin Gwari local government
APC: 32,292
PDP: 16,901
- Chikun local government
APC: 24, 262
PDP: 86, 251
- Sabon Gari local government
APC: 57,655
PDP: 25,519
- Lere local government
APC: 71,056
PDP: 45,215
- Jema’a local government
APC: 21,265
PDP: 63,129
- Kagarko local government
APC: 21,982
PDP: 26,643
- Kaduna South local government
APC: 102,612
PDP: 31, 429
- Igabi local government
APC: 102,035
PDP: 37, 948
- Zaria local government
APC: 111,014
PDP: 35,356
