Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, has extended his lead by trashing his opponents in Saturday’s presidential election in Kaduna State.
Atiku maintained a comfortable lead in the 16 Local Government Areas released so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The PDP presidential candidate easily defeats Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress and Peter Obi of the Labour Party.
Atiku has won in Giwa, Kauru, Lere, Ikara, Kagarko, Zaria, Sabon-Gari, Makarfi, and Kaduna South so far.
The LP presidential hopeful won in six LGAs of Kaura, Kajuru, Jaba, Kachia, Jema’a and Zango-Kataf while the APC presidential candidate won in Sango LGA where the state Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe hails from.
The results as follows:
1. Giwa Local Government Area, Kaduna
Presidential
APC -19,922
PDP – 22,302
LP – 565
Registered voters – 149,456
Valid votes – 46,435
Rejected Votes – 1,662
2. Kaura LGA(Kaduna)
Presidential
APC – 1,847
LP – 25,744
PDP – 7,847
Valid votes – 36,222
Rejected Votes – 694
Total votes cast- 36,916
3. Kajuru LGA(Kaduna)
Presidential
APC – 3,940
PDP – 9,253
LP – 14,875
Valid votes – 29,839
Rejected Votes – 30,639
Credit: Godwin Isenyo
4. Makarfi LGA(Kaduna)
Presidential
APC – 13,767
PDP – 22,098
LP – 759
Registered voters – 118,150
Accredited voters – 43,888
Valid votes – 42,046
Rejected Votes- 824
Total votes cast – 42,870
Credit: Godwin Isenyo
5. Jaba LGA
Presidential
APC – 3, 131
PDP – 8,798
LP – 9,967
NNPP – 335
Registered voters- 75,445
Accredited voters – 23,368
Valid votes – 22,827
Rejected Votes – 524
Total votes cast – 23, 301
6. Kaduna South LG
Presidential
APC – 29,596
PDP – 42,996
LP – 22,577
NNPP – 9,124
Registered voters – 407,580
Accredited voters – 114,508
Valid votes – 106, 085
Rejected Votes – 3,964
Total votes cast – 110, 049
7. Kauru LG
Presidential
APC – 15,870
PDP – 19,018
LP – 11,293
NNPP – 3, 128
Registered voters – 132,827
Accredited voters – 51,142
Valid votes – 49,729
Rejected Votes 1,133
Total votes cast – 50,862
Returning Officer – Aminu Mohammed
8. Lere LG it
Presidential
APC – 24, 795
PDP – 34,149
LP – 15,568
NNPP – 7,264
Valid votes – 82,299
Rejected Votes – 2,342
Total votes cast – 84,608
***Two polling units cancelled due to over voting
Returning Officer – Abdullahi Ibrahim Buba
9. Ikara
Presidential
APC – 17,297
PDP – 24,540
LP – 994
NNPP – 4,274
Valid votes – 47,474
Rejected Votes – 1,136
Total votes cast – 48,610
The Prof. Ladi Sandra Adamu, the Returning Officer, said no fewer than 15 polling units’ results were cancelled due to over voting.
10. Sanga LG
Presidential
APC – 9,393
PDP – 9,233
LP- 9,088
NNPP – 356
Valid Votes – 23,400
Rejected – 72
Total votes cast – 29,122
11. Kagarko
Presidential
APC – 9,798
PDP – 14,027
LP – 12, 502
NNPP – 1,255
Valid votes – 37,818
Rejected Votes – 1,255
Total votes cast – 39,415
Returning Officer, Musa Umar, said 13 polling units were cancelled due to violence and over voting.
12. Kachia LGA
Presidential
APC – 12,053
PDP – 16,049
LP – 17,381
NNPP – 1,521
Valid votes – 47,696
Rejected Votes – 1,595
Total votes cast – 49,271
13. Zango-Kataf
Presidential
APC – 5,877
PDP – 20,170
LP – 22,689
NNPC – 246
Valid votes 49,896
Rejected Votes – 1,607
Total votes cast – 51,502
14. Jema’ah LGA
APC – 10,928
PDP – 16,452
LP – 26,560
NNPP – 719
Valid votes – 53,372
Rejected Votes – 1,781
Total votes cast – 57,163
Prof. Dauda Ishaya, Returning Officer.
15. Zaria LGA
Presidential
APC – 41,432
PDP – 62,260
LP – 3,634
NNPP – 8,729
Valid votes – 118, 489
Rejected Votes – 4,352
Total votes cast – 122,841
Aliyu Alkali, Electoral Officer, Zaria LGA
16. Sabon Gari LGA
APC – 25,714
PDP – 30,713
LP – 12,834
NNPP – 6,082
Valid votes – 76,846
Rejected Votes – 2,433
Total votes cast – 79,279