Nigeria: APC Wins Kebbi Federal Constituency Election

4 February 2024

"The election was contested and Rabiu Garba-Kamba of APC having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner."

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Rabiu Garba-Kamba as the winner of the rerun election for Dandi/Arewa Federal Constituency in Kebbi, held on Saturday.

The Returning Officer, Aliyu Abdullahi-Turaki, made the declaration in Kamba, Dandi Local Government Area, on Sunday.

He said Garba-Kamba of the All Progressive Congress (APC) polled 32,432 votes to defeat his closest rival, Abdullahi Umar-Kamba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 31,858 votes.

"I, Prof. Aliyu Abdullahi-Turaki, hereby certify that I am the Returning Officer of the 2024 Dandi/Arewa Federal Constituency rerun election held on the 3rd of February 2024.

"The election was contested and Rabiu Garba-Kamba of APC having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected," he said.

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