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
