By Bukola Hameed
Suleman Sabo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Saturday’s Kuje Area Council chairmanship election in the Federal Capital Territory, has been declared the winner of the election.
News Live Nigeria reports that the PDP’s Campaign Council for the February 12 election had Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State as chairman and Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State would as Secretary.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, through Returning Officer, Sule Mahaji, announced the result on Sunday morning.
Sabo polled a total of 13,301 votes while his closest rival, Sarki Hamidu, of the All Progressives Congress, polled 7,694 votes.
With a total margin of 5,607 votes to defeat his closest rival, Sabo will now serve a second term in office as chairman of Kuje Council Area.
See the results:
Kuje Central (ward 01)
APC- 1717
PDP-3671
Chibiri ( ward 02)
APC- 1,172
PDP–1,839
APC – 1793
PDP -2,226
Kwaku ( ward 04)
APC :562
PDP :1450
Kabi (ward 05)
PDP-433
Rubochi (ward 06)
APC – 1047
PDP – 1506
Gwargwada (ward 07)
APC- 365
Gudrun Karya ( ward 08)
APC -420
PDP -1032
Kujekwa (ward 09)
APC-76
PDP:106
Yenche ( ward 10)
APC:271
PDP:455