How PDP Won Another LG Chairmanship Poll In Kaduna

Mr Francis Zimbo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won Saturday’s rescheduled chairmanship election in Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election was rescheduled to Saturday over security concerns.

Declaring the results of the election on Sunday, the Returning Officer, Prof. Nuhu Garba, said Zimbo scored 28,771 votes to defeat Mr John Hassan of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 19,509 votes.

“Mr Francis Zimbo of the PDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared winner of the election and returned elected,’’ Prof. Garba said.

NAN reports that PDP also won nine of the 11 councillorship seats while the APC clinched the remaining two seats.

 GreenWhiteGreen GWG had reported that the PDP had also through Mr Ibrahim Gajere defeated the incumbent of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the chairmanship contest of Kajuru Local Government, Kaduna State, Cafra Caino in the rescheduled local government area election held on Saturday, September 25, 2021.

The Returning Officer, Dr Ibrahim DanMaraya, announced the results of the election.

DanMaraya said Ibrahim Gajere of PDP polled 14,432 votes to defeat the immediate past Chairman and Candidate of the All Progressives (APC), Cafra Caino, who scored 9,095 votes.

Besides the chairman, the PDP also won nine councillorship seats, while the ruling APC won one in the council that is the hotbed of the PDP in Kaduna State.

The Kaduna State Independent National Electoral Commission (KAD-SIECOM), had initially announced Sept. 4, for the election, but was rescheduled to Saturday, Sept. 25 citing security reasons.

 GreenWhiteGreen GWG reports that the election was conducted using electronic voting machines, the first time in the country that the machines have been fully deployed at all levels for an election in the country.

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