In an election that Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State lost his polling unit, his Deputy, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, on Saturday delivered her Local Government Area, Sanga.
The All Progressives Congress candidate, Bissalla Malam , won the Chairmanshop seat of the Council.
In the past, Sanga Local Government Area was a strong base of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP).
Announcing the result on Sunday in Sanga, Returning Officer of the election in the area, Prof.Yakubu Boyingwai, said the APC candidate scored 21,854, to outpoll his closest competitor, Mr Samuel Shamaki of PDP, who amassed 12,832 votes.
NAN reports that APC also won eight of the 11 Councillorship slots in the area.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Governor has commended the peaceful conduct of the election in Sanga Local Government Area, just as her supporters expressed happiness over the victory.
