March 19, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Umar Namadi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the March 18 governorship election, in Jigawa State.
INEC Collation Officer for the governorship election in Jigawa, Zaiyanu Umar, announced the results on Sunday evening, in Dutse, the State capital.
Namadi won in 26 of the 27 Local Government Areas in the State, with a total of 618,449 votes to defeat his closest rivals, Mustafa Lamido of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 368,726 and Aminu Ringim of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), who got 37,156 votes.
The Deputy Governor and former Commissioner of Finance will replace the incumbent, Abubakar Badaru of the APC, whose two-term of eight years ends on May 29, 2023.