APC wins Katsina House of Rep by-election

The All Progressive Congress, APC candidate for Kankia/Kusada/Ingawa Federal constituency in Katsina state, Alhaji Abubakar Kusada has won the election.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the Speaker of Katsina State House of Assembly winner.

Returning officer Prof Adedayo Hamza announced the result on Saturday night in Kankiya.

According to him, Kusada scored 48,518 votes  while Alhaji Abdussamad Yusuf of PDP came second with 20,193 votes, while Nasiru Kankiya of the Peoples Redemption Party (PDP) scored 1,810 votes

Abdullahi Umar of the Yes Electorate Solidarity got 221 votes.

According to Hamza, the total number of registered voters in the constituency is 193,904, while the number of accredited voters was 74,242.

The number of valid votes cast was 70,742 and rejected votes 2,331. The total number of votes cast was 73,073.

Commenting on the outcome of the election, INEC National Commissioner Festus Okoye advised political parties to intensify voter education and management of polling units.

He commended the political parties, security agencies, media men and other stakeholders for the peaceful conduct of the by-election.

The Chairman of the ruling APC in the state, Alhaji Shittu Shittu, thanked the people for continuous faith and absolute confidence in the party.