Announcing the results of the Zaria Kewaye constituency on Sunday morning, the Returning Officer, Prof. Balarabe Abdullahi, declared APC candidate Isa Haruna Ihamo winner with 26,613 votes.

His closest challenger, the Social Democratic Party, SDP, candidate, Nuhu Sada Abdullahi, polled 5,721 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Mamuda Abdullahi Wappa, came third with 5,331 votes.

Similarly, in the Basawa constituency bye-election, the Returning Officer, Nasiru Rabiu, announced that the APC also emerged victorious.

According to him, the APC candidate garnered 10,926 votes, defeating the PDP’s candidate, who secured 5,499 votes.

The twin victories further consolidate the APC’s dominance in Kaduna politics, especially in Zaria zone where the contests were largely considered a test of strength between the ruling party and the opposition.

Source: The Nation