Gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kaduna, Isah Ashiru Kudan, is in an early lead in seven local government areas of the state, after the Independent National Electoral Commission released some results.
INEC Returning Officer, Kaduna State in the ongoing coalition exercise, Prof. Lawal Suleiman Bilbis of Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, declared the results at the commission’s state headquarters on Sunday.
The local government areas already declared are Giwa, Sanga, Kajuru, Ikara, Makarfi, Jaba and Kaura.
PDP so far has won five out of the seven LGAs declared, while the governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress, (APC) Senator Uba Sani trails behind with wins in two LGAs.
PDP won in five local government areas of Kaura, Sanga, Jaba, Kajuru and Makarfi, while APC won in Giwa and Ikara local government areas with slight margins.
The breakdown of the results are as follows:
Kaura LGA
PDP – 15, 108
APC -7, 748
LP – 12, 950
NNPP – 818
GIWA LGA
APC – 30,773
PDP – 28,869
LP- 221
NNPP – 549
SANGA LGA
APC – 12,338
PDP – 13,119
LP – 2135
NNPP – 457
KAJURU LGA
APC – 8, 271
PDP – 23, 115
LP – 1, 773
NNPP – 982
JABA LGA
APC – 7,564
PDP – 14, 616
LP – 2, 871
NNPP – 174
MAKARFI LGA
APC – 25,678
PDP – 26, 128
LP – 278
NNPP- 532
IKARA LGA
APC – 29, 066
PDP – 28,612
LP – 692
NNPP – 550
