Kwankwaso Battles for Control of Kano, Leads Tinubu, Atiku With Strong Votes Margin

Kwankwaso Battles for Control of Kano, Leads Tinubu, Atiku With Strong Votes Margin

Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Presidential Candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) is showing that he is indeed the main contender for the 2023 election in Kano state.

In fact, showing off his relevance in the political space of Kano, Kwankwaso is leading with 43,625 votes in the seven local government areas of Kano State so far declared at the state collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Kwankwaso leading in Kano

With 69,997 votes, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is next to Kwankwaso, while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has secured 15,896 votes, Daily Trust reported.

Peter Obi of Labour Party trails with 792 votes.

Below are the results:

Total: 74,846

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Accredited. : 26,692

APC – 8,642

LP – 169

NNPP – 12,249

PDP – 4,409

Rimin Gado

Total registered voters: 67,128

Accredited voters: 27,476

APC – 10,861

LP – 76

NNPP – 14,634

PDP – 907

Kibiya

Total registered voters: 77,929

Accredited voters: 28,228

APC – 10,283

LP – 70

NNPP – 16,331

PDP – 753

Kura

Total registered voters: 107,866

Accredited voters: 37,613

APC – 10,929

LP – 126

NNPP – 20,406

PDP – 3,987

Gezawa

Total registered voters: 114,655

Accredited voters: 37,183

APC – 9,915

LP – 188

NNPP – 21,909

PDP – 2,908

Minjibir

Total registered voters: 94,186

Accredited voters: 26,245

APC – 6,777

LP – 123

NNPP – 15,505

PDP – 1,833

Makoda

Total registered voters: 75,487

Accredited voters: 27,724

APC – 12,590

LP – 40

NNPP – 12,247

PDP – 1,099

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