#NigeriaDecides2023 – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of Saturday’s general election in Katsina State.
The state Returning officer, Prof. Muazu Abubakar Gusau, made the announcement early Monday morning.
Atiku polled 489,045 votes in 13 of the 34 local government areas to beat Tinubu who polled 482,283 votes in 21 local government areas, including President Muhammadu Buhari’s Daura local government.
According to Gusau, the total number of Registered Voters is 3,516,719 and the total number of Accredited voters was put at 1097,663.
Results of Presidential election by LGA
1 . Matazu
APC 12,008
NNPP 415
PDP 9,644
2 . Kaita
APC 14,595
NNPP 799
PDP 11,793
3 . Musawa
APC 14,360
NNPP 2,033
PDP 10,603
4 . Ingawa
APC 12,315
NNPP 3,388
PDP 12,152
5 . Charanci
APC 12,779
NNPP 609
PDP 8,020
6 . Dutsi
APC 9,258
NNPP 289
PDP 8,074
7 . Batsari
APC 7,017
NNPP 1,096
PDP 8,889
8 . Sandamu
APC 13,681
NNPP 399
PDP 10,434
9 . Ɗandume:
APC 15,062
NNPP – 3,163
PDP – 10,718
10 . Mashi:
APC – 12,868
NNPP – 1107
PDP – 16,085
11 . Danmusa:
APC – 11259
NNPP – 699
PDP – 7294
12 . Rimi
APC – 16,759
NNPP – 1039
PDP – 15318
13 . Kurfi
APC 11,203
NNPP 1,784
PDP 12,528
14 . Batagarawa
APC 13,950
NNPP 1,454
PDP 16,987
15 . Dutsinma
APC 13,233
NNPP 3,799
PDP 17,917
16 . Kusada
APC 7,442
NNPP 474
PDP 10,990
17 . Mani
APC 14,334
NNPP 3,361
PDP 18,998
18 .Mai’adua
APC 19,098
NNPP 747
PDP 14,096
19 . Bindawa
APC-16,578
NNPP-2,918
PDP-12, 582
20 . Kankia
APC- 10,658
NNPP-700
PDP-17,426
21 . Baure
APC- 21,661
NNPP- 592
PDP- 16,820
22 . Kankara
APC- 14,456
NNPP- 1774
PDP- 22,035
23 . Zango
APC- 13,891
NNPP- 345
PDP- 10,791
24 . Danja
APC- 16,202
NNPP- 1,920
PDP- 14,004
25 . Bakori
APC- 15036
NNPP-3753
PDP- 20,070
26 . Faskari
APC-17,180
NNPP-1,445
PDP-15,667
27 . Jibia
APC-10,690
NNPP-732
PDP-13,761
28 . Kafur
APC- 23,517
NNPP- 448
LP- 2,285
PDP-13,167
29 . Daura
APC- 16,889
NNPP- 2368
PDP- 12,913
30 . Katsina
APC 15,953
NNPP 9,539
PDP 45,390
31 . Sabuwa
APC- 10,207
NNPP-409
PDP-7287
32 . Safana
APC-7,683
NNPP- 943
PDP- 7,989
33 . Funtua
APC-19,453
NNPP-3591
PDP-18,711
34 . Malumfashi
APC- 21,008
NNPP-3,254
PDP-19,892
Total scores
APC 482,283
NNPP 69,386
PDP 489,045
Result by political parties below:
A—255
AA—523
AAC—234
ADC—–1405
ADP—1798
APC—-482,283
APGA—–1391
APM—–603
APP—269
BP—-307
LP—-6376
NNPP—-69386
NRM—1053
PDP—-489045
PRP—-1986
SDP—339
YPP—1029
ZLP—371
Total Valid Votes —-1,058,673
Rejected votes—-32,514
Total votes cast—-1,091,187.
The returning officer also disclosed that votes were cancelled in some parts of the state due to over-voting, violence, thuggery and insecurity.
The affected areas, according to him included Baure (1 polling unit); Danmusa (2 polling units); Daura (1 polling unit); Dutsinma (1 polling unit); Funtua (3 polling units); Kafur (12 polling units); Kankara (1 polling unit); Katsina (7 polling units); Kurfi (1 polling unit) and Kusada (1 polling unit).
Others were Maiadua (1 polling unit); Malumfashi (10 polling units); Mashi (10 polling units); Sabuwa (1 polling unit) and Safana (10 polling units).
Gusau said a total of 51,310 votes were canceled as a result of over-voting, violence, thuggery and insecurity.