PDP, APC Win Re-run Election In Bauchi, Kaduna

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) candidate, Auwal Jatau has been declared as the winner of Zaki federal constituency election held in Bauchi state.

Jatua polled a total of 15,405 votes against his rival, Umar Tata of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 15,307 votes.

Jatau scored 782 votes while Tata polled 401 votes and the figures were added to the previous results from the general election.

The court had earlier sacked Tata and ordered a supplementary election in four units of Zaki federal constituency.

In Kaduna State, INEC declared Nuhu Shadalafiya of the APC as the winner of the re-run in Kagarko Constituency, with a total of 24,658 votes, after defeating his closest rival, Monrondia Tanko of the PDP who scored 20,206 votes.

INEC also declared Mrs Comfort Amwe of the PDP as the winner of the re-run in Sanga Local Government Area, having polled a total of 19,815 votes to defeat her closest rival, Haliru Gambo Dangana of the APC who scored 19,688 votes.