JIGAWA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION IS WON BY UMAR NAMADI.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has proclaimed Malam Umar Namadi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the victor of the Jigawa gubernatorial election (INEC).

Namadi won with 618,449 votes, defeating Mr. Mustapha Sule Lamido, who received 368,726 votes, according to the results announced on Sunday in Dutse by Prof. Umar Zaiyan of Federal University Birnin Kebbi, who also served as the returning officer for the election.

Out of the 1.05 million votes cast in the election on March 18, Malam Aminu Ringim of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) won 37,156 votes, while Namadi received a total of 1.03 million legal votes.

To declare a portion of the election inconclusive, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had already called the returning officer. But, their agent rejected to sign the sheets of results listing each candidate’s standing in the race for governor.

According to Zaiyan, Namadi, a 60-year-old politician and chartered accountant, has met the legal conditions and has been named the victor of the Jigawa governorship election.

The APC has achieved a big triumph with this result, and Namadi has been given a clear mandate to run the state.