APC Wins Dawakin Kudu By-Election In Kano

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Dawakin Kudu Federal Constituency by-election in Kano State.

The Returning Officer, Prof. Umar Sani of Bayero University, Kano, announced the result at the collation centre after voting and collation concluded.

Sani said the APC candidate, Rabiu Shuaibu, polled 35,356 votes to defeat his closest rival, Lawal Garba Haruna of the African Peoples Movement (APM), who scored 268 votes.

Abubakar Yahaya Muhammad of the Labour Party (LP) recorded 98 votes.

Declaring the result, Sani said, “I hereby certify that I am the Returning Officer for the 2026 Dawakin Kudu Federal Constituency by-election held on 20th June 2026. The election was contested.

“The candidates received the following votes: Rabiu Shehu Aibu of APC scored 35,356 votes; Lawal Garba Haruna of APM scored 268 votes; and Abubakar Yahaya Muhammad of LP scored 98 votes.”

He added, “Rabiu Shehu Aibu of APC, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.”

The result confirmed a sweeping victory for the APC candidate, who maintained a wide margin over other contenders.

Election officials described the process as orderly, while final collation and certification were completed at the constituency level.