The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) swept the Kaduna State House of Assembly by-elections conducted on Saturday in Zaria Kewaye and Basawa State constituencies.
Announcing the results of the Zaria Kewaye constituency on Sunday morning, Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Balarabe Abdullahi declared the APC candidate Isa Haruna Ihamo as the winner with 26,613 votes.
His closest challenger, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Nuhu Sada Abdullahi, polled 5,721 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Mamuda Abdullahi Wappa came third with 5,331 votes.
Similarly, in the Basawa constituency by-election, INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Nasiru Rabiu announced that the APC also emerged victorious.
According to Prof. Rabiu, the APC candidate garnered 10,926 votes, defeating the PDP’s candidate, who secured 5,499 votes.
The twin victories further consolidate the APC’s dominance in Kaduna politics, especially in Zaria zone where the contests were largely considered as a test of strength between the ruling party and the opposition.
LEADERSHIP reports that early results also showed that the ruling APC was leading in most polling units whose results were declared in the Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency by-election.
