The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rabiu Shuaibu, as the winner of the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency by-election in Kano State.
The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Umar Sani, announced the result on Saturday after the collation of votes.
According to him, Shuaibu secured 35,356 votes to emerge victorious in the poll.
He defeated Lawal Garba-Haruna of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), who polled 268 votes, and Abubakar Yahaya-Muhammad of the Labour Party (LP), who garnered 98 votes.
Declaring the result, Prof. Sani said: “That Rabiu Shuaibu of the APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of valid votes cast, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.”
Kano Times reports that the by-election was conducted to fill the vacant seat following the death of the former lawmaker representing the constituency, Muhammad Danjuma-Hassan of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
The election was held across polling units in Dawakin Kudu and Warawa Local Government Areas of Kano State.
(NAN)
