#NigeriaDecides2019: Kwankwaso loses own LGA to Buhari, APC

Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso

#NigeriaDecides2019: Kwankwaso loses own LGA to Buhari, APC

By Yusha'u A. Ibrahim

Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso (Kano Central) has lost his local government area, Madobi to President Muhammadu Buhari in Saturday’s presidential election.

Announcing the result, the Returning Officer, Dr Sani Umar declared that the All Progressive Congress (APC) got 26,110, while Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 13,113 votes.

Umar added that APC also won 23,731 votes for senatorial district, PDP got 15,913 votes and PRP scored 553.

He said the APC also got 22,100 votes for the House of Representatives, PDP scored 15,925 and PRP won 982 votes.

In Tofa local government area, the Returning Officer, Dr Muhammad Murtala declared that the APC got 19,984 votes for the presidential poll while PDP scored 7,732 votes.

Dr Murtala said for the Senate, APC got 16,794 votes, PDP polled 10,742 votes and PRP 442 votes.

Also, the APC got 17,276 votes for the House of Representatives, PDP 10,367 and PRP 398 votes.

Also in Garun-Malam local government area, the Returning Officer, Dr Umar Abbas Abdulkadir, announced that the APC got 23,810 and PDP scored 4,861 votes in the presidential election in the local government.

Dr Abdulkadir said APC got 18,412 votes in the Senatorial poll, PDP 8,548 and PRP 2,100 votes.

For the House of Representatives, APC got 18,029, PDP scored 8,264 and PRP 2,718 votes.

Results from Rimingado local government area indicated that the ruling APC defeated PDP with 20,589 in the Presidential poll while for the House of Representatives, APC got 17,292 and PDP 11,968 votes.

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