Kano Assembly Rerun: NNPP Secures 2 Seats As INEC Releases Final Results

Kano Assembly Rerun: NNPP Secures 2 Seats As INEC Releases Final Results

  • The ruling party in Kano state, New Nigeria People's Party, has cleared two major seats in the rerun elections
  • INEC announced Alhaji Bello Muhammad Butu-Butu and Dr Alhassan Zakariya Ishaq as the winners of the state's assembly poll
  • According to the results released by INEC on Sunday, February 4, the NNPP candidates defeated their major challengers and opponents of the APC with convincing votes

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

On Sunday, February 4, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Alhaji Bello Muhammad Butu-Butu of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) as the winner of Saturday's rerun election held at the Rimin Gado/Tofa state constituency.

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Just as Governor Yusuf emerged victorious at the Supreme Court, two candidates of the NNPP have secured victory in the Kano assembly rerun. Photo credit: Abba Kabir Yusuf
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As reported by The Nigerian Tribune, the returning officer of the election, Professor Ibrahim Tajo Suraj, declared that Alhaji Butu polled 31,135 votes to defeat his opponent and candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), who received 25,577 votes.

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In the same vein, INEC declared Dr Alhassan Zakariya Ishaq as the winner of the Kura/Garun Mallam state constituency in Kano, Daily Nigerian reported.

The returning officer, Prof. Shehu Musa Galadanchi, declared that Ishaq of the NNPP on Saturday, February 3, polled 37,262 votes to defeat his rival, Musa Hayatu Daurawar of the APC, who secured 30,803 votes.

Recall that the appeal court directed INEC to conduct rerun elections in 20 polling units in Kura/Garun Malam and 33 in Rimin Gado/Tofa state constituencies.

Premium Times reported that the process of the rerun election at the third constituency in Kunchi/Tsanyawa was cancelled by INEC due to disruptions.

INEC said it investigated the constituency incident involving 10 polling units.

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Similarly, Legit.ng reported that INEC declared the candidate of the APC, Musa Mustapha, winner of the Yobe East Senatorial bye-election held on Saturday, February 3.

Professor Ibrahim Ahmed Jajere, INEC's returning officer, declared in Damaturu, Sunda, that Mustapha scored 68,778 votes to defeat Aji Kolomi, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 18,878 votes.

The returning officer said total votes cast were 90,949, with valid votes cast being 88,771, while 2,178 were rejected.

Source: Legit.ng

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from NIJ, where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.