The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared Abba Kabir Yusuf, candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Kano State.
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Yusuf defeated his close rival, the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna with a margin of over 120,000 votes.
He got 1,019,692 votes while Gawuna secured 890,705 votes. The People Democratic Party (PDP) candidate got 15,957 votes.
The INEC Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Ahmad Doko Ibrahim declared the results at the Kano Collation Centre, INEC headquarters in Kano.
