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2023 Polls: Dooms Day for APC, El-Rufai As PDP Clinch Kaduna North Senate Seat
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2023 Polls: Dooms Day for APC, El-Rufai As PDP Clinch Kaduna North Senate Seat

by  Segun Adeyemi 1 min read

The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has suffered another upset in its stronghold of Kaduna state after INEC declared the opposition party, PDP, the winner of the north senatorial district election in the state.

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As reported by Channels TV, PDP's Khalid Ibrahim-Mustapha was announced the winner on Monday, February 27, after toppling Suleiman Abdu- Kwari of the APC at polls.

Kaduna state
At the presidential level, reports have that the APC is trailing behind the PDP in Kaduna state. Photo: Nasir El-Rufai
Source: UGC

Ibrahim-Mustapha of the PDP polled 250,026 votes to defeat APC's Abdu- Kwari, who polled 190,008 votes.

While announcing the result, the INEC Returning Officer, Saleh Ado, revealed that the candidate of the NNPP, Usman Bawa polled 28,511 in third place while Labour Party's Sidi Ibrahim Bamalli polled 28,418 votes in fourth place.

Source: Legit.ng

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Segun Adeyemi (Current Affairs and Politics Editor) Segun Adeyemi is a journalist with over 9 years of experience as an active field reporter, editor, and editorial manager. He has had stints with Daily Trust newspaper, Daily Nigerian, and News Digest. He currently works as an editor for Legit.ng's current affairs and politics desk. He holds a degree in Mass Communication (Adekunle Ajasin University). He is a certified digital reporter by Reuters, AFP and the co-convener of the annual campus journalism awards. Email: segun.adeyemi@corp.legit.ng.

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