APC’s Masari wins re-election as PDP kicks in Katsina

Governor Aminu Masari was yesterday re-elected as governor of Katsina state having polled 1,178,864 votes as against PDP’s Yakubu Lado’s 488,621.

INEC’s Returning Officer for the state governorship election, Professor Abdullahi Abdu Zuru while declaring the results said 13 out of the 18 participating party’s have signed the results.

“That Aminu Masari of APC having satisfied the requirement of law and scored the highest number of vote is declared winner and returned elected,” he said.

The breakdown of the results is as follows:

Number of accredited voters: 1,723,780.

Total vote cast: 1,720,638

Total valid votes: 1,683,045

Rejected votes: 37,593

‎According to him, the total number of registered voters in Katsina state is: 3,230,230.

Meanwhile, ‎the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina state has rejected the results declared by INEC describing it as “concocted figures”

The party’s deputy governorship candidate, Salisu Majigiri, said the figures as rolled out are not true reflection of what transpired at the polls.

According to him, despite the low turnout of voters witnessed across the state, INEC results as declared is having figures that reflected a large turnout adding that several electoral processes were violated.

“In Zango, the Army were used to disrupt the process; in Kaita results were declared at local government as against polling units and wards, while in Charanchi (Maja ward), it is something else,” he added.

He said the party shall take all constitutional measures necessary to address the situation.

The results of the 34 Katsina LGAs as declared by the INE official are as follow:

Dutsi

APC- 22482

PDP-10,564

Matazu

APC- 28,253

PDP- 10,327

Sandamu

APC- 32,193

PDP- 11,912

Kusada

APC- 20,799

PDP- 8,080

Ingawa

APC- 28,905

PDP- 12,602

Zango

APC- 23,148

PDP- 11,662

Baure

APC- 41,076

PDP- 18,012

Mani

APC-34,254

PDP- 16,476

Rimi

APC- 36,278

PDP- 12,616

Katsina

APC- 64,709

PDP- 16,734

Jibia

APC-30,538

PDP- 12,616

Danmusa

APC- 28,008

PDP- 10,306

Batagarawa

APC- 39,420

PDP- 12,512

Kankia

APC- 29, 096

PDP- 14,706

Maiadua

APC- 34,154

PDP- 12,904

Batsari

APC- 33,742

PDP- 14,142

Kaita

APC – 27, 076

PDP – 11, 479

Mashi

APC – 34, 695

PDP – 19, 255

Dandume

APC – 32, 560

PDP – 13, 533

Bindawa

APC – 34, 659

PDP – 13, 183

Dutsinma

APC- 32,568

PDP- 16,246

Safana

APC- 26,807

PDP- 10,651

Musawa

APC- 32,276

PDP- 10,151

Kurfi

APC- 24,994

PDP- 12, 815

Daura

APC- 31,361

PDP- 8,298

Faskari

APC- 45,777

PDP- 20,329

Sabuwa

APC- 22,359

PDP- 14,384

Danja

APC- 36, 467

PDP- 17,845

Bakori

APC- 44,143

PDP- 20,237

Charanchi

APC- 24,692

PDP- 9,781

Funtua

APC- 43, 883

PDP- 16,597

Malumfashi

APC- 56,008

PDP- 20,237

Kankara

APC – 43,341

PDP- 23, 856

Kafur

APC- 58,148

PDP- 22,792