Former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, may now heave a sigh of relief as the candidate of his party, Abba Yusuf, has been declared winner of the governorship election in the state.
He defeated the All Progressives Congress’, Yusuf Gawuna, according to the Independent Electoral Commission.
With the development, Kwankwaso seems to have regained power in Kano, eventually edging out his friend-turned-foe, Abdullahi Ganduje, with whom he has had protracted battle in the last eight years.
Ganduje was Kwankwaso’s Deputy but they parted ways as soon as the latter got into office.
Announcing the result on Monday in Kano, the state Returning Officer, Prof. Doko Ibrahim, the Vice-Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, said Yusuf polled 1,019,602 votes to clinch the seat.
Ibrahim said that Yusuf defeated his closest rival and incumbent Deputy Governor of the state, Malam Yusuf Gawuna, of the All Progressive Congress (APC), who scored 892,705 votes.
He said: “That I, Prof. Doko Ibrahim, declared that the election was contested by 18 candidates.
“Having satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes, Abba Kabiru Yusuf of the NNPP is hereby declared winner and returned elected,” he said.
