APC Floors PDP In Katsina

The All Progressive Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in Katsina
State, Amuni Bello Masari, has won in all the 33 constituencies so far
declared at press time yesterday out the 34 in the state.
The collation of the votes was deferred at 1.00pm till 3.00pm because
the result of Fasakri Local Government Area was still been awaited in
Katsina.

However, results so far declared showed that APC polled 613,132 votes
as against 457,903 by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the
governorship election.
A breakdown of the result revealed that the President –Elect, General
Muhammadu Buhari, delivered his home constituency, Daura, with ease
while Governor Ibrahim Schema lost in his Dutsin-ma constituency.
Similarly, the governorship candidate of APC, Masari, won in his home
constituency, Kafur, while his PDP counterpart, Musa Nashuni, lost in
Kankia.
Investigations revealed that though the governorship and assembly
elections were generally peaceful in most local government areas, they
were characterized by violence in some areas.
The worst hit area was Danmusa Local Government area where the results
of 10 out the 11 wards in the constituency were cancelled due to
violence.
In Mashi Local Government, about 13 polling units had their results
cancelled due to the violence that claimed no fewer than eight card
readers and various electoral materials.