The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Alhaji Aliyu Datti-Yako, as winner of the re-run election for Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Datti-Yako defeated his closest opponent of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Abdulmuminu-Jibril-Kofa.
Jibril-Kofa was the core-sponsor and the main-supporter of Yakubu Dogara’s 8th Assembly speakership aspiration that led to his emergence.
Speaker Dogara appointed Jibrin-Kofa as the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation.
Announcing the result on Sunday, the Returning Officer of Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency, Prof. Abdullahi Arabi, said Datti-Yako scored 48,601 against Jibril-Kofa who got 13,587 votes.
Arabi said: “Aliyu Datti-Yako of the Peoples Democratic Party having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected.”
NAN also reports that Datti-Yako was a Commissioner of Local Government during the administration former Governor and now Senator, Malam Ibrahim Shakarau.
Similarly, the APC candidate for Tudun Wada/Doguwa Federal Constituency rerun election and former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, was also declared winner of the election.
Declaring the result, the Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Auwalu Mansur-Bindawa, said the APC candidate got 66,667 votes, defeating the PDP candidate, Salisu Yushau, who scored 6,323 votes.
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