Election Results: More Trouble for Tinubu as Atiku Wins 9 LGAs in El-Rufai's Territory

Election Results: More Trouble for Tinubu as Atiku Wins 9 LGAs in El-Rufai's Territory

In presidential and national assembly elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the Sanga local government area of Kaduna state on Saturday, February 25.

According to The Nation, Sanga is the local government of Hadiza Sabuwa Balawabe, the deputy governor of Kaduna state.

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Atiku wins big in El-Rufai's territory. Photo Credit: Atiku Abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Source: Twitter

This will be the first time the APC will win the local government.

Based on the results of the 16 out of 23 local governments collated and declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won 9, while the Labour Party won 6.

So far, the state PDP presidential torchbearer, Atiku Abubakar, has won Zaria, Sabon Gari, Kagarko, Ikara, Makarfi, Kaduna South, Giwa, Kaura and Lere local government areas.

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The candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has garnered six local governments: Kachia Jama'a, Jaba, Kajuru, Kaura and Zangon Kataf.

The collation of the results has been suspended till 5 pm on Monday, February 27, as the centre awaits the coming of the remaining seven local governments.

Source: Legit.ng

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