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\u00a0Kaduna-\u00a0Gov. Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State has won the governorship election, securing 1,334,319 votes to defeat CPC\u2019s Haruna Sa\u2019eed who got 1,133,564 ballots.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Yakowa of\u00a0 the PDP\u00a0 also met the constitutional requirement of\u00a0 25 per cent of the total votes cast in 18 of the 23 local government areas of the state.<\/p>\n

Prof. Abdullahi Mustafa, INEC\u2019s\u00a0 Returning Officer in the state and Vice Chancellor of\u00a0 Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,\u00a0 announced the results in Kaduna on Friday.<\/p>\n

Mustafa also said the ACN polled 20,094 votes, ANPP\u00a0 had 33,142\u00a0 while PRP\u00a0 garnered 21,200 votes.<\/p>\n

\u00a0He said the state had 3,689,340 voters out of\u00a0 which 2,516,144 exercised their civic right with 34,350 invalid votes recorded.<\/p>\n

However, only the PDP agent and former Deputy Governor of Kaduna state, Mr James Magaji, endorsed the result.<\/p>\n

Magaji commended INEC for a job well done, saying that the people have spoken.<\/p>\n

\u00a0CPC\u2019s representative, Alhaji M. B. Shehu, led other party agents in refusing to sign the result.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Shehu said that they rejected the result\u00a0 because of\u00a0 \u201c INEC\u2019s failure to address the party\u2019s concerns over\u00a0 the security situation in the southern part of the state.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

He said CPC had written INEC on Tuesday detailing the displacement\u00a0 and killings in\u00a0 Zonkwa, Zangon Kataf, Kafanchan and Jaba areas in the post- election violence.<\/p>\n

Shehu further said CPC would consider legal action.<\/p>\n

Also reacting, the state\u2019s ACN Chairman, Mr Mohammed Soba, said the party would consider legal action to seek redress.<\/p>\n

INEC had rescheduled the polls in Bauchi and Kaduna States from Tuesday\u00a0 to Thursday\u00a0 over security\u00a0 concerns.<\/p>\n

There are 23 local government areas with 255 electoral wards and 5,102 polling centres in the state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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