Kaduna LG polls: PDP wins Kaura chairmanship seat

Mr Mathias Siman of the Peoples Democratic Occasion has gained the Chairmanship seat in Kaura Native Authorities Space of Kaduna State within the simply concluded Council polls.

The Returning Officer, Prof. Mande Hosea, declared Siman winner of the election on Sunday in Manchok, having polled 19,505 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Mr Adamu Donatus of the All Progressives Congress who garnered 10,942 votes.

“We aknowledged that voting didn’t happen in some polling models resulting from Digital Voting Machines malfunction.

“Nonetheless, the rule says that outcome may be declared if the whole vote forged is as much as two-third, and up to now, the whole votes forged are greater than two-third.

“Due to this fact, Mr Mathias Siman of the PDP, having glad the necessities of the legislation, and scored the very best variety of votes, is hereby declared winner of the election, and returned elected,” he mentioned.

The Information Company of Nigeria reports that the PDP additionally gained 9 out of the ten electoral wards for the councillor’s seats within the native authorities space, with the APC profitable solely Manchok Ward. (NAN)