Kaduna state: El-Rufai expands lead over Yero

Femi Adi/Kaduna

From the official results released by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna this morning , the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mallam Nasir El Rufai, has maintained a clear lead, over the incumbent Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero.

So far out of the 15 of the 23 Local Government Areas, Local government areas in the state APC won 13 .

1
Giwa
APC. 48,248
PDP. 14197
2
Igabi
APC. 88,361
PDP. 20,180
3
Ikara
APC. 37,521
PDP. 16,836
4
Kaduna South
APC. 120,535
PDP. 15,665
5
Chikun
APC. 36,920
PDP. 27,248
6
Jema’ah
APC. 39,760
PDP. 45,272
7
Kaduna North
APC. 106,915
PDP. 12,465
8
Kagarko
APC. 24,846
PDP. 15,413
9
Kajuru
APC. 18,522
PDP. 21,296
10
Kaura
APC. 37,521
PDP. 16,836
11
Kubau
APC. 53,934
PDP. 14,034
12
Makarfi
APC. 37,759,
PDP. 11,084
13
Sabon Gari
APC. 61,107
PDP. 12,504
14
Soba
APC. 55,836
PDP. 12,743
15
Chikun
APC. 36,920
PDP. 27,248

Total
APC. 864, 693
PDP. 293,201

The results shows Mallam El Rufai of the APC scoring 864,693 votes over Alh. Mukhtar Ramalan Yero of the PDP, who scored 293,201 votes.

Meanwhile, the Returning Officer for Kaduna State gubernatorial election, Professor Ja’afar Kaura announced a short break at 12 noon to reconvene 2pm as the results from the remaining 8 LGAs are being awaited.