Former Speaker of the Kaduna State Home of Meeting, Yusuf Liman, has been declared winner of Saturday’s by-election for Makera Constituency by the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee.
The Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee has declared former Speaker of the Kaduna State Home of Meeting, Yusuf Liman, the winner of Saturday’s by-election for Makera Constituency.
Liman, the All Progressives Congress candidate, polled 18,068 votes to defeat his opponent and Individuals's Democratic Celebration candidate Solomon Katuka, who got here second with 17,404 votes, whereas Usman Yakuti of the Labor Celebration polled 3,709 votes.
The INEC carried out the elections at 5 polling stations in Makera Constituency comprising Kakuri Hausa, Tv, Kakuri Gwari, Barnawa 1 and a couple of.
The INEC additionally declared Nura Abubakar of the PDP because the winner of the Kudan Constituency election in Kaduna State with a complete of 24,178 votes to defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Abbas Faisal who scored 22,438 votes whereas the Labor Celebration candidate Suleiman Umar got here third with 1,491 votes.
Equally, Hussein Jallo of the PDP received the Igabi Federal Constituency by-election scoring 47,313 votes, defeating Zyyad Ibrahim of the APC who polled 43,915 votes.
In Chikun State Constituency, INEC declared the APC candidate, David Jesse, the winner with 18,566 votes, defeating Maria Dogo who polled 10,903 votes, whereas the Labor Celebration candidate, Solomon Adamu, polled 3,285 votes scored and completed third.
The end result was introduced by the Returning Officer, Prof. Isah Bayero of Ahmadu Bello College, Zaria.
On the time of submitting this report, extra outcomes had been anticipated to be introduced by the INEC within the state.
In the meantime, the midterm elections had been characterised by low turnout, vote shopping for and poll field stealing.
There was low voter turnout in Sabon-Tasha, Narayi and Maraban Rido in Chikun LGA whereas there was a powerful voter turnout amid allegations of vote shopping for.
Allegations of vote shopping for rented the air on the Barnawa Market Polling Unit the place voting was mentioned to be between N10,000 and N15,000.
An operative of the Peoples Democratic Celebration, Veronica Okuna, informed The PUNCH that APC operatives pay between N10,000 and N15,000 per voter.
“I would really like officers from the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee to be right here to look into the instances for themselves.
“That is our democracy stuffed with corruption. Think about a vote being bought at N15,000 per voter. This isn’t good for the nation's democracy,” she mentioned.
However an APC operative, Aminu Yakubu, refuted the allegation, saying there was nothing higher than shopping for votes on the polling stations.
“Possibly it’s the PDP that’s handing out cash in order that voters can vote for them. They’re drowning as a celebration that’s hanging on to every thing to carry down the APC,” he mentioned.
