Kebbi: APC’s Rabiu Aiki wins Zuru Assembly by-election

By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Rabiu Garba Aiki of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Zuru State Constituency by-election for the Kebbi State House of Assembly.
Announcing the result at the collation centre, the Returning Officer and Collation Officer, Professor Muhammad Bashar Danladi of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi, said Aiki polled 4,871 votes to defeat the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Aliyu Galadima Muhammad, who secured 168 votes.
According to the electoral body, the constituency has 109,385 registered voters, while 5,156 voters were accredited for the by-election. A total of 5,055 valid vote...