The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday night declared the Katsina State candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Saturday’s governorship election, Umar Radda, winner of the election in the state.
INEC’s Returning Officer for the governorship election in the state, Professor Muazu Gusau, made the announcement shortly after all the commission’s collation officers in all the 34 Local Government Areas of the state had declared the results of the election in their respective councils.
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Gusau, Radda polled 859,892 to emerge as the winner of the election.
The Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Yakubu Danmarke, polled 486,260, while Nura Khalid of the New Nigeria Peoples Party polled 8,263.
The Returning Officer declared: “I, Professor Muazu Abubakar Gusau, the Returning Officer for the governorship election held in Katsina State on Saturday, 18 March, 2023, hereby declare Umar Dikko Radda of the APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law, winner of the election, and is hereby returned elected as the Governor.”