Governor Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress maintains the lead in 10 Local Government Areas in the results so far released by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the governorship election held on Saturday.
Prof. Mohammed Yahuza Bello, the Collation Officer for the governorship poll in Kaduna State, announced the result at the state collation center in Kaduna.
El-Rufai won in Ikara, Kubau, Makarfi, Kudan, Giwa, Kauru, Soba, Birnin Gwari, Kaduna North and Sabon Gari local government areas,
The opposition PDP still trailed with seven local government areas, namely: Kajuru, Kaura, Jaba, Kachia, Zango Kataf, Sanga and Chikun.
The results are as follows:
1. Ikara Local government
APC: 41,969
PDP: 22,553
2. Kubau Local government
APC: 57,182
PDP: 17,074
3. Kajuru Local government
APC: 10,229
PDP: 34,658
4. Kaura Local government
APC: 8,342
PDP: 38,764
5. Makarfi local government
APC: 34,956
PDP: 22,301
6. Jaba Local government
APC: 6,298
PDP: 22,976
7. Kudan Local government
APC: 28,624
PDP: 22,022
8. Giwa Local government
APC: 51,455
PDP: 19,834
9. Kauru Local government
APC: 34,844
PDP: 31,928
10. Kachia Local government
APC: 30,812
PDP: 51,780
11. Soba Local government
APC: 55,046
PDP: 25,440
12. Sanga Local Government
APC: 20,806
PDP: 21,226
13. Zango Kataf Local Government
APC: 13,448
PDP: 87,546
14. Kaduna North Local Government
APC: 97,243
PDP: 27,665
15. Birnin Gwari Local Government
APC: 32,292
PDP: 16,901
16. Chikun Local Government
APC: 24,262
PDP: 86,251
17. Sabon Gari Local Government
APC: 57,655
PDP: 25,519.