Kano Guber 2023: Ganduje Speaks As Vote Counting Continues, Reveals APC's Fate

Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has said the ruling All Progressive Congress, (APC) is optimistic of winning the state governorship election in a landslide.

The Kano state governor stated this while speaking with pressmen on Saturday in the Government house after casting his vote in his Ganduje hometown,Dawakin-Tofa LGA of the state.

Ganduje said the ruling APC will win the state Governorship and House of Assembly Elections like it won the Presidential election at the centre.

He said, “My expectation is for the APC to win overwhelmingly like we won the Presidential election the last time overwhelmingly.

“I have sighted so many polling centres and the attendance is very high. So I believe the election is going on smoothly. So far, I have not heard of any eventuality.”

Ganduje added, “I am satisfied with the election exercise in terms of the conduct of the movement because the INEC staff and materials were there on time.”

Meanwhile, as results continue to trickle in across polling units in the Governorship and House of Assembly elections, the Nigerians await the winners and losers in the country’s most populated state, Kano.

The state has 44 local government areas and 5.9 million registered voters, second after Lagos state with 7,060,195 registered voters.

Major governorship contenders are the incumbent deputy Governor of the APC Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Saqid Walil.

The APC in Kano state, Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, has emerged winner in the polling unit where he earlier cast his vote.

In the final result of the Polling Unit, Gawuna polled 98 votes to beat the candidates of the NNPP and PDP, who polled two and one vote, respectively.

PU 041, where the APC guber candidate and serving deputy governor, has been posted on INEC’s IREV portal.

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