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Final Election Rerun Results Declared By INEC For 11 Affected States

Published

26 January 2020

1:06 PM

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Nigeria’s electoral umpire, has announced the final election results from the rerun and supplementary elections conducted in 11 affected states in the country

Naija News had reported earlier that INEC conducted the election at exactly 8 am on Saturday, January 25 amidst tight security.

This online news platform recalls that INEC had said that the rerun and supplementary polls will be held in 11 of the country’s 36 states, one of the 109 senatorial zones, 12 federal constituencies and 15 state constituencies.

INEC had said that it will be supplementary polls in some parts of 22 constituencies while the elections will be repeated in all parts of six constituencies.

The eleven states where the elections took place are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Benue, Cross River, Imo, Kaduna, Kano, Niger, Ogun, and Sokoto States.

On Sunday, January 26, INEC started announcing the election results of the 11 affected states.

Below are the results…

1. Bauchi Rerun:

Zaki federal constituency election

PDP – 15,405 votes

APC – 15,307 votes.

PDP candidate, Auwal Jatau declared the winner of the election. Jatau scored 782 votes while Umar Tata of the APC polled 401 votes and the figures were added to the previous results from the general election.

2. Kaduna Rerun:

Kagarko Constituency

APC – 24,658 votes

PDP – 20,206 votes.

INEC has declared Nuhu Shadalafiya of the APC as the winner of the rerun.

Sanga Local Government Area

PDP – 19,815 votes

APC – 19,688 votes.

INEC has declared Mrs. Comfort Amwe of the PDP as the winner of the rerun.

3. Imo Rerun:

Okigwe North federal constituency

APC – 23, 690 votes