Gov Election: Katsina APC leads in 22 councils declared so far
The All Progressives Congress, in Katsina State and its Governorship candidate in Saturday’s Governorship and State House of Assembly elections,Dr Dikko Radda, on Sunday afternoon looked set to win the Governorship election in the State.
The APC and Radda won in all the twenty-two (22) Local Government Areas which results had been declared as at 2 .15 p.m on Sunday.
The councils were; Musawa,Sandamu,Baure,Dutsi,Dandume,Batagarawa,Ingawa,Bindawa, Kaita,Maiadua,Zango,Rimi,Kusada,Mani,Safana,Funtua,Daura,Mashi,Batsari , Jibia, Kankia and Charanchi .
Katsina state has 34 Local Government Areas.
Figures polled by the APC and two political parties with appreciable results in the 22 councils as announced by their respective collation officers were as follows: Musawa: APC—24,682;
PDP– 10,118;. NNPP—580. Sandamu: APC—21,055 ; PDP—10,641 ; ADP—23; Baure: APC—32802; PDP–17889; NNPP–62; Dutsi: APC —15631 ;PDP–8419;NRM—11; Dandume: APC—23710; PDP—14792; NNPP—220 and Batagarawa: APC —26326; PDP—13510; NNPP–212.
Other councils and their results were Ingawa: APC —22080; PDP–12255; PRP—217; Bindawa : APC—28997; PDP–12165 ; NNPP—957; Kaita: APC—24121;PDP –9824; NNPP—53 and Maiadua: APC—28436; PDP—11506; NNPP–68.
The rest included Zango: APC—19757; PDP—10477; ADP —40; Rimi : APC —28202; PDP—13823; NNPP —397; Kusada: APC—13750;PDP—11151;ADP—33 ; Mani: APC—29678;PDP—16180; NNPP—231; Safana : APC—15417;PDP—10450; SDP—143; Funtua: APC—31924; PDP—19849; NNPP —314; Daura: APC—26548; PDP—10689; ADP–106; Mashi: APC—28793; PDP—8896; SDP–102; Batsari: APC—-20053;PDP –10247; NNPP–239; Jibia: APC—21216; PDP –13259; ADP—71; Kankia: APC —18249; PDP—14830; PRP–22; Charanchi: APC—20782; PDP–7539 and NNPP–66.
The results were declared at the Governorship election collation center located within the premises of the INEC Katsina state headquarters in the presence of the INEC retuning officer for the elections in Katsina state, Professor Abubakaruazu.
The collation was on break as at time of filing this report.



