Vanguard
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo
Senator representing Kaduna Central, Uba Sani has been declared winner of the Governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress( APC) in Kaduna state
He was declared winner about 2 am on Friday at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Hall ,Murtala Square Kaduna where he defeated two other aspirants in the contest.
Uba Sani polled 1, 149 votes to emerge while a former Assistant Controller General (ACG) of Customs, Bashir Abubakar scored 37 votes and Alhaji Mahmood Sani Shaaban polled ten votes .
1, 245 delegates were accredited, total votes cast, 1,235, valid votes , 1,196 while invalid votes were 39.
In his speech after the primary election, an elated Uba Sani said it was a moment long awaited.
According to him, “firstly, I will like to thank Almighty Allah for making all of us witness this day, Alhamdulillah. My profound appreciation to the party members across the 23 Local Government Areas. Your support and encouragement have been wonderful. May the Almighty God reward you all abundantly.”
“I will also like to thank our leader and mentor, His Excellency the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai for his admirable leadership style and the role he played in making this entire process a fair and democratic one. I must also specially thank the delegates who have voted overwhelmingly in my favor today. I am very grateful…
