Bye-Election: Matawalle’s Ex-Aide Defeats Zamfara Governor As INEC Releases Breakdown of Results
- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kaura-Namoda South State Constituency bye-election
- INEC declared Kamilu Sa’idu of the APC as the winner of the supplementary polls, delivering a crushing blow to Governor Dauda Lawal’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
- Sa’idu, a former special adviser to ex-governor Bello Matawalle, his victory has been described as a direct rebuke to Governor Lawal’s administration
Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
Kamilu Sa’idu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared as the winner of the Kaura-Namoda South State Constituency bye-election, delivering a crushing blow to Governor Dauda Lawal’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
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The The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)'s returning officer, Lawal Sa’adu of the Federal University Gusau, announced that Sa’idu polled 1,181 votes in the supplementary election, defeating PDP’s Muhammad Lawal Kurya, who scored 194 votes.
Across the constituency, the APC secured a total of 8,182 votes, while the PDP got 5,544 votes.
“Kamilu Sa’idu of the APC, having scored the highest number of votes, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” Sa’adu stated.
Matawalle triumphs, Gov Lawal defeated
Independent reported that Sa’idu, a former special adviser to ex-governor Bello Matawalle, will now represent Kaura-Namoda South in the Zamfara State House of Assembly.
His victory is seen as a direct rebuke of Governor Lawal’s administration, which has been plagued by allegations of incompetence and escalating insecurity since 2023.
Despite Lawal’s claims of a guaranteed PDP victory, the results exposed his administration’s waning influence.
The bye-election marks a historic low for Lawal, the first Zamfara governor to lose a bye-election, with the PDP securing only six wards.
Governor, 4 others show strength in by-elections
Legit.ng earlier reported that it was delight in the camps of Governors Uba Sani (Kaduna), Charles Soludo (Anambra), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Monday Okpebholo (Edo state), and Seyi Makinde (Oyo) as results of the by-elections in parts of the country went hugely in favour of the candidates they had spent much time campaigning for in the last few months.
Legit.ng reports that on the contrary, the candidates of Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, and those of Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in 2023, had an outing to forget.
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Zamfara bye-election declared inconclusive
Legit.ng earlier reported that INEC declared the Kaura Namoda South State Constituency bye-election in Zamfara state inconclusive, citing discrepancies between the margin of lead and the number of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collected in cancelled polling units.
Lawal Sa’adu, the INEC returning officer for the election and a lecturer at the Federal University Gusau, announced the decision following the cancellation of results from five polling units located in Sakajiki and Kambarawa wards.
Source: Legit.ng
