Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) governorship candidate, Abba Kabir Yusuf winner of the last Saturday election in Kano State.
Yusuf defeated his close rival, the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna with a margin of over 100,000 votes.
According to the results declared by the Returning Officer for the Kano State Governorship election, Prof. Ahmad Doko Ibrahim, the NNPP candidate polled 1,019,602 votes to defeat his closest rival, Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress, who polled 890,705 votes.
Prof. Ibrahim, declared the results at the Kano Collation Centre, INEC headquarters in Kano.