Buhari, APC candidates sweep Lamido's Jigawa

Buhari, APC candidates sweep Lamido's Jigawa

Monday, March 30, 2015 12:04 pm


Sule Lamido: PDP routed by APC

Sule Lamido: PDP routed by APC

The candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won all the three Senatorial seats contested in last Saturday general election in Jigawa state, according to an announcement by the independent National Electoral Commission.

The APC’s presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari won the presidential election in the state with a wide margin.

Declaring the presidential election result, the returning officer – Professor James Ayatsa – who is the Vice Chancellor of Federal University Katsina, announced that General Buhari scored 885, 988 while President Goodluck Jonathan scored 143, 904 votes far from the 25 per cent prescribed by the constitution.


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