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2023 Polls: PDP Defies El-Rufai’s Antics as INEC Declares Atiku Winner in Kaduna State
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2023 Polls: PDP Defies El-Rufai’s Antics as INEC Declares Atiku Winner in Kaduna State

by  Segun Adeyemi 1 min read

Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s election, has emerged winner in Kaduna State.

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In the final results collated and declared by INEC at the state collation centre, PDP won in 14 local government areas, Labour Party, seven, while the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won only two LGAs, Daily Trust reported.

Atiku Abubakar
The PDP and Atiku Abubakar won Kaduna with a wide margin of 150,000 votes and won 14 local governments. Photo: Atiku Abubakar
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Prof. Muhammad Zayyan Umar, the returning officer, announced the final result.

According to him, Atiku polled 554,360 votes ahead of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the APC, who secured 399,293 votes, a difference of 155,067.

Labour Party’s Peter Obi garnered 294,494 votes, and Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) trailed with 92,962 votes.

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Out of the 4.3 million registered voters, 1. 4 million were accredited for the election in Kaduna.

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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