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The incumbent Deputy Governor of Kano state Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Primary Election in the State.
Gawuna defeated his opponent Honourable Sha’aban Ibrahim Sharada to emerge the winner of the Primary Election held in the late hours of Thursday at the Sani Abacha Sports Complex, Kofar Mata, Kano.
Declaring the result, the Chairman of the Gubernatorial Primary Election Committee Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura said Gawuna polled 2,289 votes, while the other aspirant Sha’aban polled 30 votes.
He explained that the total number of delegates for the exercise stood at 2,420, those accredited for the exercise still 2,420, the total votes cast is 2,339 while invalid votes were 20.
“I Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, Chairman of Kano APC Governorship Primary Election Committee on behalf of the National working committee of our party hereby announced that results for this election have been collated and counted accordingly. I hereby certified that Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna having scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared the winner.”
“He is, therefore, the standard flag bearer of the APC in the Gubernatorial election that will take place in 2023 in Kano State,” he said.
The APC Gubernatorial Candidate Dr Nasiru Gawuna thanked Allah for the victory, and appreciated the support of Governor Ganduje, the party leaders and delegates.
“I appealed to all party members to join hands and work hard towards the success and victory of the APC during the general election,” he said.
Gawuna commended all participants for conducting themselves in an orderly and peaceful manner during the primary election.
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje commended the election committee for a thorough and transparent exercise.
The primary election was supervised by the representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Police and the Department of State Security.
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