Hayatudden Lawal Makarfi, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), has congratulated Uba Sani on winning the governorship election in Kaduna state.
Sani, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled 730,002 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Isa Ashiru, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, who scored 719,196 votes.
The governor-elect is the incumbent senator representing Kaduna central senatorial constituency.
The PRP candidate, during a congratulatory visit to the residence of the governor-elect on Thursday, prayed for him to run an administration that will serve the interest of the people of the state.
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Sani, in his response, said the PRP candidate has shown the spirit of sportsmanship and thanked him for the visit.
The governor-elect assured the PRP candidate that his door is always open to anyone willing to contribute to the growth and development of the state.
In an interview with BBC Hausa on Wednesday, Sani said he will challenge the results gathered by the PDP in the governorship election.
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The governor-elect said the PDP won some LGAs with “unimaginable margins”.
The PDP candidate won 13 LGAs in the state while Sani won 10 LGAs.
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