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Kano Rerun: APC’s Jibrin loses to Yako

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Aliyu Detti Yako has been declared the winner of the Saturday rerun election of Kiru/ Bebeji federal constituency of Kano state.

The PDP candidate defeated former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation Abdulmumin Jibrin of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Jibrin scored 13,507 votes against 48,601 voters polled by Aliyu of the main opposition party.

Meanwhile, former majority leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa may be declared the winner of his Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal constituency, having won with a large margin in 280 polling units out of 357 polling units so far declared.

Ben Idah

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