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General News of Sunday, 19 March 2023

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Shocking twist in Kano as APC overtakes NNPP

A collage of Nasir Gawuna APC and Abba Kabiru Yusuf NNPP A collage of Nasir Gawuna APC and Abba Kabiru Yusuf NNPP

Nasir Gawuna, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano is now leading in the polls in that state.

Gawuna takes over from the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) rival, Abba Kabiru Yusuf who at some point was leading with 13,000 votes.

Yusuf was ahead in the results so far declared but Gawuna bounced back and secured a marginal lead.

So far, 14 Local Government Areas have been declared at the state collation center.

The LGAs are Rano, Rogo, Makoda, Kunchi, Wudil, Karaye, Tsanyawa, Minjibir, Gabasawa, Ajingi, Bagwai, Kabo, Shanini and Albasu.

The APC has so far polled 237,146 votes while NNPP has 235,956 votes, leaving a margin of 1,190.

Below are the details:

RANO

ADP – 80
APC – 17,090
NNPP – 18,040
PDP – 225
PRP – 10

ROGO

APC – 11,112
ADP – 42
NNPP – 18,559
PDP – 124

MAKODA

Total registered voters: 75,487
Accredited voters: 31,601

APC – 15,006
ADP – 83
NNPP – 13,956
PDP – 101

KUNCHI
APC – 13,215
ADP – 62
NNPP – 10,674
PDP – 39

WUDIL

APC – 20,299
ADP – 276
NNPP – 21,740
PDP – 118

KARAYE
APC – 14,515
ADP – 63
NNPP – 15,838
PDP – 77

TSANYAWA

APC – 18,746
ADP – 78
NNPP – 16,769
PDP – 71

MINJIBIR

APC – 16,039
ADP – 148
NNPP – 17,575
PDP – 189

ALBASU

APC – 16,959
ADP – 55
NNPP – 19,952
PDP – 293

GABASAWA

APC – 17,584
ADP – 91
NNPP – 19,507
PDP – 1,269

AJINGI

APC – 14,438
ADP – 306
NNPP – 15,422
PDP – 103

Kabo

APC – 23,599
ADP – 149
NNPP – 16,963
PDP – 2,118

BAGWAI

APC – 21,295
ADP – 88
NNPP – 17,311
PDP – 51

Shanono

APC – 17,249
ADP – 66
NNPP – 13,650
PDP – 272