Abba Kabir Yusuf, a candidate for the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the last Saturday election in Kano State, has been proclaimed the victor by the Independent National Election Commission, or INEC.
With a margin of more than 100,000 votes, Yusuf defeated Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, a candidate for the All Progressive Congress (APC).
In the Kano Collation Centre, INEC’s headquarters in Kano, Prof. Ahmad Doko Ibrahim, the returning officer for the election, announced the results.