The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has widened the vote margin in Kaduna state.
In the 16 Local Government Areas so far released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, Atiku maintained a comfortable lead.
The PDP presidential hopeful trashes the All Progressives Congress Tinubu and Labour Party’s Peter Obi with a wide margin.
So far, Atiku won in Giwa, Kauru, Lere, Ikara, Kagarko, Zaria, Sabon-Gari, Makarfi, Kaduna South.
The LP presidential hopeful won in six LGAs of Kaura, Kajuru, Jaba, Kachia, Jema’a and Zango-Kataf while the APC presidential candidate won in Sango LGA where the state Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe hails from.
The results as follows:
1. Giwa Local Government Area, Kaduna
Presidential
APC -19,922
PDP – 22,302
LP – 565
Registered voters – 149,456
Valid votes – 46,435
Rejected Votes – 1,662
2. Kaura LGA(Kaduna)
Presidential
APC – 1,847
LP – 25,744
PDP – 7,847
Valid votes – 36,222
Rejected Votes – 694
Total votes cast- 36,916
Credit: Godwin Isenyo
4. Makarfi LGA(Kaduna)
Presidential
APC – 13,767
PDP – 22,098
LP – 759
Registered voters – 118,150
Accredited voters – 43,888
Valid votes – 42,046
Rejected Votes- 824
Total votes cast – 42,870
Credit: Godwin Isenyo
5. Jaba LGA
Presidential
APC – 3, 131
PDP – 8,798
LP – 9,967
NNPP – 335
Registered voters- 75,445
Accredited voters – 23,368
Valid votes – 22,827
Rejected Votes – 524
Total votes cast – 23, 301
6. Kaduna South LG
Presidential
APC – 29,596
PDP – 42,996
LP – 22,577
NNPP – 9,124
Registered voters – 407,580
Accredited voters – 114,508
Valid votes – 106, 085
Rejected Votes – 3,964
Total votes cast – 110, 049
7. Kauru LG
Presidential
APC – 15,870
PDP – 19,018
LP – 11,293
NNPP – 3, 128
Registered voters – 132,827
Accredited voters – 51,142
Valid votes – 49,729
Rejected Votes 1,133
Total votes cast – 50,862
Returning Officer – Aminu Mohammed
8. Lere LG it
Presidential
APC – 24, 795
PDP – 34,149
LP – 15,568
NNPP – 7,264
Valid votes – 82,299
Rejected Votes – 2,342
Total votes cast – 84,608
***Two polling units cancelled due to over voting
Returning Officer – Abdullahi Ibrahim Buba
9. Ikara
Presidential
APC – 17,297
PDP – 24,540
LP – 994
NNPP – 4,274
Valid votes – 47,474
Rejected Votes – 1,136
Total votes cast – 48,610
Prof. Ladi Sandra Adamu, the Returning Officer, said no fewer than 15 polling units’ results were cancelled due to over voting.
