The All Progressive Congress, APC, has so far won the chairmanship seat in five of the eight local government areas in Kaduna-North Senatorial District in the just concluded council polls .
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the party captured the seats in Zaria, Sabon Gari, Lere, Kudan and Kubau Local Government Areas, just as the results of the exercise in Soba, Makarfi and Ikara, are being awaited.
Dayyabu Mohammed, returning officer for Kubau Local Government Area, declared Bashir Zuntu of the APC, who has 23,973 votes, as the winner.
Mr Zuntu defeated Isah-Rabiu Imam of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who had 9,038 votes, and Isah Yunusa of SDP, who scored 530 votes.
Haruna Abdu, the Returning Officer for Kudan Local government Area declared Shuaibu Jaja of APC as the winner, having scored 18,129 votes.
He defeated Ibrahim-Shehu Doka of PDP, who scored 16, 123 votes, and Umar Taba of the Labour Party, who had 1,844 votes.
Also, Abubakar Buba of APC, who garnered 36,389 votes, was declared winner in Lere, having defeated Dalhat Abu-Daddai of PDP, who scored 24,294 votes.
Similarly, Idris Ibrahim of APC, who had 34,006 votes, emerged victorious in Zaria, at the expense of Yusuf Sambo of PDP, who polled 14,019 votes.
In Sabon Gari, Mohammed Usman of APC was declared winner, after scoring 32,405 votes, to defeat his closest rival, Abdu Bello of PDP, who scored 13,777 votes.
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