APC Wins Chikun Local Government Election

Zainab Tanimu

Kaduna, North-West, NIGERIA

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the rescheduled Chikun local government election .

Announcing the official results at the Chikun local Government Secretariat on Wednesday 6th,2018, the Returning Officer ,Dr. Sani Mohammed said the APC candidate Maikai Adamu Mohammed(Adalo) Polled 52,660 while the Peoples Democratic Party candidate,Salasi Nuhu scored 28,198 votes .

The Returning Officer therefore ,declared the APC candidate winner of the  election .

Speaking with journalists shortly after the announcement ,Dr. Mohammed said the election was rescheduled because ,the process was inconclusive.

He further said , ” We conducted the election but because of some hitches , we were only able to declare results in 8 wards with 4 wards pending.

“Today we conducted elections in the four wards, where the election was inconclusive and we thank God , the process is conclusive ,thus the results we announced today .

“The total votes announced were addition of the previous election held on May 12th  and that of the four wards today .”

As at the time of filing this report, results of Java,Kaura and Kaduna South local government areas are being expected .