NigeriaElections2023: Atiku Leads Obi, Tinubu With Wide Margin In Kaduna

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has continued with his lead by trashing his opponents in Saturday’s presidential election in Kaduna State.

In the 16 Local Government Areas so far released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, Atiku maintained a comfortable lead.

The PDP presidential hopeful trashes the All Progressives Congress Tinubu and Labour Party’s Peter Obi with a wide margin.

So far, Atiku won in Giwa, Kauru, Lere, Ikara, Kagarko, Zaria, Sabon-Gari, Makarfi, Kaduna South.

The LP presidential hopeful won in six LGAs of Kaura, Kajuru, Jaba, Kachia, Jema’a and Zango-Kataf while the APC presidential candidate won in Sango LGA where the state Deputy Governor, Dr. Hadiza Balarabe hails from.

The results as follows:

1. Giwa Local Government Area, Kaduna

Presidential

APC -19,922

PDP – 22,302

LP – 565

Registered voters – 149,456

Valid votes – 46,435

Rejected Votes – 1,662

2. Kaura LGA(Kaduna)

Presidential
APC – 1,847

LP – 25,744

PDP – 7,847

Valid votes – 36,222

Rejected Votes – 694

Total votes cast- 36,916

3. Kajuru LGA(Kaduna)

Presidential

APC – 3,940

PDP – 9,253

LP – 14,875

Valid votes – 29,839

Rejected Votes – 30,639

Credit: Godwin Isenyo

4. Makarfi LGA(Kaduna)

Presidential

APC – 13,767

PDP – 22,098

LP – 759

Registered voters – 118,150

Accredited voters – 43,888

Valid votes – 42,046

Rejected Votes- 824

Total votes cast – 42,870

Credit: Godwin Isenyo

5. Jaba LGA

Presidential
APC – 3, 131

PDP – 8,798

LP – 9,967

NNPP – 335

Registered voters- 75,445
Accredited voters – 23,368

Valid votes – 22,827

Rejected Votes – 524

Total votes cast – 23, 301

6. Kaduna South LG

Presidential

APC – 29,596

PDP – 42,996

LP – 22,577

NNPP – 9,124

Registered voters – 407,580

Accredited voters – 114,508

Valid votes – 106, 085

Rejected Votes – 3,964

Total votes cast – 110, 049

7. Kauru LG

Presidential

APC – 15,870

Total votes cast – 50,862

Returning Officer – Aminu Mohammed

8. Lere LG it

Presidential

APC – 24, 795

PDP – 34,149

LP – 15,568

NNPP – 7,264

Valid votes – 82,299
Rejected Votes – 2,342
Total votes cast – 84,608

***Two polling units cancelled due to over voting

Returning Officer – Abdullahi Ibrahim Buba

9. Ikara

Presidential

APC – 17,297

10. Sanga LG

Presidential

APC – 9,393

PDP – 9,233

LP- 9,088

NNPP – 356

Valid Votes – 23,400
Rejected – 722

Total votes cast – 29,122

11. Kagarko

Presidential

APC – 9,798

PDP – 14,027

LP – 12, 502

NNPP – 1,255

Valid votes – 37,818

Rejected Votes – 1,255

Total votes cast – 39,415

Returning Officer, Musa Umar, said 13 polling units were cancelled due to violence and over voting.

12. Kachia LGA

Presidential

APC – 12,053

PDP – 16,049

LP – 17,381

NNPP – 1,521

Valid votes – 47,696

Rejected Votes – 1,595

Total votes cast – 49,271

13. Zango-Kataf

Presidential

APC – 5,877

PDP – 20,170

LP – 22,689

NNPC – 246

Valid votes 49,896

Rejected Votes – 1,607

Total votes cast – 51,502

14. Jema’ah LGA

APC – 10,928

PDP – 16,452

LP – 26,560

NNPP – 719

Valid votes – 53,372

Rejected Votes – 1,781

Total votes cast – 57,163

Prof. Dauda Ishaya, Returning Officer.

15. Zaria LGA

Presidential

APC – 41,432

PDP – 62,260

LP – 3,634

NNPP – 8,729

Valid votes – 118, 489

Rejected Votes – 4,352

Total votes cast – 122,841

Aliyu Alkali, Electoral Officer, Zaria LGA

16. Sabon Gari LGA

APC – 25,714

PDP – 30,713

LP – 12,834

NNPP – 6,082

Valid votes – 76,846

Rejected Votes – 2,433

Total votes cast – 79,279