The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate as the winner of the supplementary election in Kaura-Namoda South State Assembly Constituency of Zamfara State.
Announcing the result at about 1:30am, the returning officer, Professor Lawal Sa’adu of the Federal University, Gusau, said of the total votes from the nine wards of the constituency, the APC candidate, Kamilu Sa’idu, scored 8,182 votes to beat that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 5,543 votes.
It could be recalled that INEC declared the Kaura-Namoda South Constituency which was conducted last Saturday, August 16, inconclusive as five polling units of Sakajiki and Kyambarawa were cancelled and announced Thursday, August 21 for the rerun election.
The earlier results of the election announced by INEC showed that the APC led with 7,001 votes, while the PDP had scored 5,339 votes.
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