NNPP wins Kano by-election, lost one seat to APC

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has clinched victory in the Bagwai/Shanono state constituency by-election in Kano, and lost the supplementary election in Ghari/Tsanyawa.

Adamu Shitu, Returning Officer of the election, announcing the results on Sunday, declared Ali Hassan Kiyawa of the NNPP winner with 16,198 votes, defeating Ahmad Muhammad Kadamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 5,347 votes.

The by-election followed the death of former APC lawmaker, Halilu Ibrahim Kundila, in April 2024.

Also,The All Progressives Congress, APC, has won the Ghari/Tsanyawa supplementary election in Kano State.

The Returning Officer, Prof. Muhammad Waziri of Bayero University, declared Garba Ya’u Gwarmai the APC winner after he polled 31,472 votes.

His closest rival, Yusuf Ali Maigado of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, scored 27,931 votes.

The supplementary poll was held after the initial election in the constituency was declared inconclusive.