APC has won the two seats in Saturday’s by-election in Kano Municipal and Ungogo local government areas of Kano State.
INEC declared the APC candidates, Nabil Aliyu Daneji and Aminu Sa’ad Sa’ad, as winners of the polls held to fill vacant legislative positions in Kano Municipal and Ungogo constituencies, respectively.
Returning Officer for Kano Municipal, Professor Ibrahim Tajo Siraj, announced that Daneji secured 7,484 votes to defeat eight other contestants.
The declaration followed the collation of results from the affected polling units, confirming APC’s dominance in the contest.
In Ungogo constituency, Returning Officer, Professor Ali Tijjani Abdullahi, declared Sa’ad winner after he polled 8,975 votes to defeat all other candidates.
Abdullahi affirmed that the outcome reflected the will of the people, praising the cooperation of political parties, observers, and voters.
However, the Kwankwasiyya movement explained that the two APC candidates in the by-elections in Kano State were initially nominated by the national leader of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso.
A statement by spokesman of the group, Habibu Sale Mohammed, said Kwankwaso nominated the sons of the two candidates before they joine APC.
According to him, Kwankwaso’s decision to nominate the lawmakers’ sons was a tribute to their fathers, who passed away on the same day while serving on the NNPP platform at the state House of Assembly The statement said, “In a move to honour their memory and show compassion, National Leader Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso supported the nomination of their children as party flag bearers. This decision was made in recognition of the lawmakers’ sacrifices and commitment to the party.”
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