Yero calls El-Rufai, congratulates him on victory

Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna state has emulated President Goodluck Jonathan by calling Nasir El-Rufai, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, who is now governor-elect.

Yero who was seeking a second term in office on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party congratulated his opponent after losing in the governorship polls.

“Just received a phone call from Governor Mukhtar Ramalan Yero congratulating me for winning the Kaduna gubernatorial election. I thanked him too,” El-Rufai, a member of the All Progressives Congress Board of Trustees wrote on Twitter.

With the final results yet to be announced, El-Rufai leads Yero rather comfortably. Below are the results from 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