Supplementary Election: 7 Things About Teacher INEC Declares Winner of Guber Poll

• INEC has declared Nasir Idris, a renowned educationist, as the winner of the Kebbi state governorship election
• According to the commission, the renowned teacher polled 409,225 votes to defeat his closest rival, Aminu Bande of the PDP, who scored 360,940 votes
• Idris is the current chairman of the national union of Teachers (NUT) in the state, this is one of the 7 unknown facts about the governor-elect

Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi - Nasir Idris, the candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared the winner of the governorship election in Kebbi state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

According to Daily Trust, Professor Sa’idu Yusuf, the state's INEC returning officer, said Idris became the victor of the election with 409,225 votes against his closest rival, Aminu Bande, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 360,940 votes.

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INEC had earlier, during the March 18 governorship election, declared the state's guber poll inconclusive following reported cases of over-voting and violence.

Here are 7 highlights you need to know about the governor-elect:

1. Nasir Idris, popularly known as Kauran Gwandu, was born in Kebbi, a northwest state in Nigeria.
2. The governor-elect is a renowned educationist and trade unionist
3. Idris is a PhD holder in Education, and several academic papers on education and related fields have been authored in his name.
4. He started his career as a teacher and rose through the ranks to become the National President of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), a position he currently holds.
5. Before joining the APC, Idris served as the Deputy Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
6. His emergence as APC governorship candidate in the 2023 election was widely commended by many Nigerians who considered him a competent and experienced leader who could take the state to the next level.
7. The governor-elect is married with children.

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BREAKING: INEC finally declares winner of Kebbi governorship election

INEC declares APC's Nasiru Idris winner of Kebbi gov election

Legit.ng earlier reported that Nasiru Idris of the APC has been declared the winner of the Kebbi State Governorship Election by INEC, defeating his rival from the PDP, Aminu Bande.

The initial election held on March 18 was declared inconclusive due to violence and over-voting, and a supplementary election was held with Dr Idris receiving a total of 409,225 votes.

INEC expressed satisfaction with the process and hopes to improve on the feat recorded in Kebbi state.

Source: Legit.ng