The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Alhaji Khalid Ibrahim-Mustapha Independent has won the Kaduna North Senatorial District election.
The INEC Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Saleh Ado of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, announced the result in Zaria on Monday.
He said 12 political parties contested the election in which he said Khalid-Mustapha gnarred 250, 026 votes to beat his closest rival, incumbent Senator Suleiman Abdu Kwari of the APC, who scored 190,008 votes.
He said Usman Bawa of NNPP scored 28,511 to come third, while Sidi Ibrahim Bamalli of Labour Party polled 28, 418 votes.
The returning officer also said Ahmed Wakili of the PRP scored 3453 votes; Abdullahi Suleiman of ADC, 3,678 and Hassan Muktari of the ZLP, 582 votes.
“Khalid Ibrahim Mustapha of the PDP having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,’’ Ado said.
