The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the bye-elections into the Ungogo and Kano Municipal State Assembly constituencies.
The bye-elections were held on Saturday to fill vacancies created by the death of two lawmakers last December: Aminu Sa’adu (Ungogo) and Sarki Aliyu (Kano Municipal).
The sons of the deceased lawmakers – Aminu Sa’adu Jr. and Nabil Daneji – contested to succeed their fathers on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Mr Daneji scored 7,484 votes to win the Kano Municipal Constituency seat and will represent the constituency in the Kano State House of Assembly.
The Returning Officer, Ibrahim Siraj, announced the result and declared Mr Daneji duly elected.
Also, in Ungogo Constituency, the APC candidate, Mr Sa’ad, secured 8,975 votes to clinch the seat.
The Returning Officer for the constituency, Ali Abdullahi, declared Mr Sa’ad the winner and returned him elected.
PREMIUM TIMES reported how voters’ apathy marked the elections.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State, Abdu Zango, attributed the low voter turnout recorded during the polls to the timing of the elections and limited participation by political parties.
Speaking to journalists while monitoring the exercise, Mr Zango described the elections as generally peaceful, though marked by low participation in several polling units.
“First of all, I think the timing, maybe Ramadan. Second, I think the general feeling is that this is a very small election involving only two candidates and very few parties. Nine contestants, I think,” Mr Zango said.
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