Sunday, February 4, 2024 - Former Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Liman, has been declared as the winner of Saturday’s bye-election for the Makera state Constituency by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the former speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Liman, as the winner of Saturday’s bye-election for the Makera state constituency.
Liman, who’s the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, polled 18,068 votes to defeat his opponent and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Solomon Katuka, who scored 17,404 to come second, while Usman Yakuti of the Labour Party, got 3,709 votes.
The INEC conducted the Election in five polling units in the Makera
constituency comprising Kakuri Hausa, Television, Kakuri Gwari, Barnawa 1 and
2.
The INEC also declared Nura Abubakar of the PDP as the winner of the
election for the Kudan State constituency in Kaduna State with a total of
24,178 votes to defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Abbas
Faisal, who scored 22,438 votes, while the Labour Party candidate, Suleiman
Umar came third with 1,491 votes.
Similarly, Hussein Jallo of the PDP won the Igabi Federal Constituency
bye-election, scoring 47,313 votes to defeat Zyyad Ibrahim of the APC, who
polled 43,915 votes.
In the Chikun state constituency, the INEC declared the APC’s candidate,
David Jesse, the winner with 18,566 votes, defeating Maria Dogo, who polled
10,903 votes, while the Labour Party candidate, Solomon Adamu, scored 3,285
votes to finish third.
The result was announced by the returning officer, Prof. Isah Bayero of
the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
As of the time of filing this report, more results were expected to be
announced by the INEC in the state.
Meanwhile, the bye-election was characterised by low turnout,
vote-buying, and ballot box snatching.
There was a low turnout of voters in Sabon-Tasha, Narayi, and Maraban
Rido in Chikun LGA, while there was an impressive turnout of voters amidst
allegations of vote-buying.
Allegations of vote-buying rented the air at the Barnawa Market Polling
Unit, where a vote allegedly went for between N10,000 and N15,000.
An agent of the Peoples Democratic Party, Veronica Okuna, told The PUNCH
that APC agents pay between N10,000 and N15,000 per voter.
“I wish operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission are
here to see things for themselves.
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