Breaking: El-Rufai Loses Kaduna to PDP

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By Abdulwaheed Olayinka Adubi, Kaduna

Governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has been defeated by the opposition; People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the presidential elections at the state level.

El-Rufai who suffered a defeat, lost to PDP’s Atiku Abubakar who won in 14 Local Government Areas with 554, 360 votes.

APC came second on the list with 399,293 votes, winning just two Local Government Areas out of the 23 LGAs in the state.

Labour Party which maintained third position secured 294,494 votes, winning seven LGAs. NNPP had 92, 969 votes.

Prof. Muhammad Zayyan Umar, who was the Returning Officer for Kaduna state declared the results as follows:

Giwa LG    

APC – 19,922

PDP – 22,302

LP – 565

NNPP – 3,114

Kaura LG   

APC –  1847

PDP – 7847

LP – 25,744

NNPP – 320

Kajuru LG  

APC –  3,940

PDP –  9,253

LP – 14,875

NNPP – 1,221

Soba LG    

APC – 18,965

PDP –  23,364

LP – 354

NNPP – 3,722

Makarfi LG  

APC -13,767

PDP –  22,098

LP – 759

NNPP -5,219

Jaba LG      

APC –  3,131

PDP –    8,798

LP –  9,967

NNPP – 335

K/South LG 

APC – 29,596

PDP- 42, 996

LP – 22, 577

NNPP – 9,124

Kauru LG  

APC – 15,870

PDP – 19,018

LP – 11,293

NNPP – 3,128

Lere LG  

APC –  24,695

PDP 34,149

LP – 15, 568

NNPP – 7,264

Ikara LG  

APC – 17,297

PDP –  24,540

LP  – 994

NNPP – 4,274

Zanga LG  

APC –  9,393

PDP  9,233

LP  9,088

NNPP – 356

Kagarko LG  

APC – 9,698

PDP – 14, 027

LP – 12,502

NNPP – 1,255

Kachia LG    

APC -12,053

PDP – 16, 049

LP – 17,381

NNPP – 1,521

Zango Kataf  

APC – 5,877

PDP – 20, 170

LP – 22, 689

NNPP – 246

Zaria LG         

APC – 41, 422

PDP – 62, 260

LP – 3,634

NNPP – 8729

Sabon Gari     

APC – 25, 714

PDP – 30,713

LP – 12,834

NNPP – 6,082

Kubau LG         

APC – 20,139

PDP – 23,686

LP – 1,701

NNPP 4,819

Birnin Gwari

APC –  17,087

PDP – 8, 774

LP 235

NNPP – 1,143

Chikun  LG  

APC – 9,367

PDP –  32, 659

LP – 69, 117

NNPP – 2,752

Kudan LG    

APC –  11,630

PDP –  19, 340

LP –  923

NNPP – 6,747

Jemma LG  

APC – 10,928

PDP – 16,452

LP – 26,560

NNPP – 719

K/ North LG 

APC – 39, 693

PDP – 40, 670

LP –  10, 330

NNPP -12,616

Igabi LG

APC – 37,259

PDP – 45, 962

LP – 4,839

NNPP – 8, 276

No of registered votes – 4,335,208

No of accredited voters – 1,418,046

No of votes cast – 1,401,376

No of valid votes – 1,360,153

No of rejected votes – 41,223