Kano state Deputy Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has emerged winner of the APC gubernatorial ticket in the state.
Dr. Ganduje scored a total of 5,588votes of the total votes cast, defeating the only other aspirant, Brig. Gen. (rtd.) Jafaru Isa who got 126 votes.
Two other contenders, Rep. Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila and Alhaji Usman Alhaji stepped down for Ganduje shortly after the primary elections commenced at Sani Abacha Indoor stadium in Kano city.
Announcing the result after the conduct of the election at Sani Abacha Indoor Stadium, Kano on Friday, Electoral Officer, Bello Ayuba disclosed that having satisfied all the party and INEC conditions, Dr. Ganduje was duly elected.
He expressed satisfaction that the delegates that voted during the exercise conducted themselves in an orderly manner which made conduct of the election peaceful and successful.
In his acceptance speech, Ganduje said the victory as due to the total support of Governor Kwankwaso and APC delegates, saying he would continue with APC and Kwankwasiyya policies if elected as executive governor of the state next year. He added that Gov. Rabi’u Kwankwaso, who cast his vote around 2:00 a.m. on Friday expressed satisfaction over the peaceful conduct of the election.
It could be recalled that Governor Kwankwaso, had during a meeting of APC stakeholders in Kano’ last week, announced that his deputy, Dr. Ganduje, is the APC’s preferred candidate for the position of the state governor.
Also,four thousand five hundred and twenty (4,520) delegates on Friday night affirmed Governor Kashim Shettima as candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC ahead of the 2015 Governorship elections in Borno State after a primary election that held on Friday evening at the Elkanemi Sports Centre in Maiduguri. The 4,520 delegates who took part on Friday’s primaries, represented all the wards across the 27 local government areas of the State at the primaries that was monitored by a team from the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, led Professor Tukur Sa’ad, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Borno State.
Four officials from the APC national headquarters, led by one time National Secretary of the collapsed All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, Alhaji Sani Elkatuzu, chaired the team witnessed the Borno State Governorship primaries. Screened delegates began arriving the sports centre at about 2pm and the elections held for about two hours, from 6pm to 8pm.
Shettima was the sole candidate of the party as aspirants had stepped down for him days before the primaries after National and State Assembly members purchased re-election forms and presented to the Governor about two weeks ago with party leaders and members endorsing him at a mini ceremony held at the multi-purpose hall of the Government House in Maiduguri, for presentation of the nomination and expression of interest forms to the Governor.
During the Governorship primaries on Friday, all the delegates accepted Governor Shettima by affirmation with none opposing the Governor’s choice after their consent was sorted in line with the APC guidelines. Officials of the INEC and the APC national headquarters commended the conduct of the primaries which held peacefully.Prior to the Governorship primaries,contests were held to elect candidates for the State House of Assembly for Bama,Gwoza, Damboa and Jere State constituencies. Candidates emerged after voting while for the remaining 24 assembly seats, sole candidates were affirmed by delegates.
