The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Dr Nasiru Idris, has been proclaimed the winner of the Kebbi State governorship eNasilection by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Professor Sa’idu Yusuf, the state’s returning officer, claimed the APC candidate won the election by polling 409,225 votes to his challenger, Aminu Bande of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 360,940 votes.
While proclaiming the APC candidate the winner, the returning officer said, “I, Sa’idu Yusuf, returning officer of Kebbi State Governorship Election hereby declared Nasiru Idris of the APC winner of the governorship election having polled a total of 409,225 and having satisfied the requirements of the law.
The governorship election was held on March 18, but INEC declared it inconclusive due to incidents of violence and over-voting.
“The APC received 20,967 in the election while PDP received 17,960 votes.
“The total votes received by APC is 409,225 while that of the PDP is 360,940. The total number of valid votes is 781,478, rejected votes 19,082 while total votes cast is 800,560,” the returning officer said.
The returning officer also stated that 39244 legitimate votes were registered, 878 rejected ballots were recorded, and 40122 votes were cast in the election.
INEC National publicity and voters education commissioner, Mr. Festus Okoye, told journalists that the outcome of the supplementary election in Kebbi proves INEC is capable of doing what is right.
“We hope to build on this and as well improve on the feat recorded in Kebbi State. We are sure the people of Kebbi State would be happy with the process that produced their governor elect.”
