- Safiu Kehinde
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has again secured another legislative seat as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the ruling party’s candidate, Isa Mohammed (Ihamo), as winner of the election for Zaria Kewaye Constituency seat in the Kaduna State House of Assembly.
Prof. Balarabe Abdullahi, the INEC Returning Officer for the election, announced the result in Zaria on Sunday.
According to the INEC Returning Officer, Mohammed secured 26,613 votes to defeat his closest rival, Nuhu Muazu of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who scored 5, 721 votes.
He added that Mahmud Wappa of the People’s Democratic Party PDP scored 5,331 votes to come third.
“Isa Haruna Mohammed of the APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared winner and returned elected,’’ Abdullahi said.
However, the returning officer said of the 19 political parties that contested the election, only six parties presented candidates for the by-election.