By Luka Binniyat
KADUNA –Kaduna State gubernatorial candidate
of the All Progressive Change, APC, Mallam Nasir
El Rufai, is maintaining a clear, if not
embarrassing lead over his main rival – incubent
Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP.
Election results from 15 of the 23 Local
Government Areas, LGAs, of Kaduna States are:
Giwa
APC: 48,248
PDP: 14197
Igabi
APC: 88,361
PDP: 20,180
Ikara
APC: 37,521
PDP: 16,836
Kaduna South
APC: 120,535
PDP 15,665
Chikun
APC: 36,920
PDP: 27,248
Jema’ah
APC: 39,760
PDP: 45,272
Kaduna North
APC: 106,915
PDP: 12,465
Kagarko
APC: 24,846
PDP: 15,413
Kajuru
APC: 18,522
PDP: 21,296
Kaura
APC: 37,521
PDP: 16,836
Kubau
APC: 53,934
PDP: 14,034
Makarfi
APC: 37,759,
PDP: 11,084
Sabon Gari
APC: 61,107
PDP: 12,504
Soba
APC: 55,836
PDP: 12,743
Chikun
APC: 36,920
PDP: 27,248
Total
APC : 864, 693 votes
PDP 293,201 votes
Mallam El Rufai of the APC scored 864,693 votes
over Alh. Mukhtar Ramalan Yero of the PDP, who
scored 293,201 votes.
Meanwhile, Chief Returning Officer for Kaduna State gubernatorial election, Professor Jafar Kaura has announced a short break around 12noon, as the results from the remaining 8 LGAs are being awaited.
As the remaining results are being awaited, Kaduna is breathless, with most of the streets deserted in anticipation of the wild, “violent” jubilation that visited the victory of Gen. Mohammadu Buhari, as President-Elect under theAPC penultimate week. Scores were killed in self-caused accidents and many more secured injuries in many northern areas of the state from weird jubilation over the victory.
But, it would seem as if government is determined to reduced that kind of jubilation, as ferocious looking, armed police and military personnel were seen manning many of the likely hot areas of Kaduna town.