PDP leads in Kano as INEC prepare to announce final result

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is ahead with a total of 1,014,353 votes ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which secured 953,522 votes in the governorship election of Kano state.

The coalition of results was delayed for many hours following the fracas that broke out in Nasarawa local government area of the state.

The state deputy governor, Nasiru Gawuna was arrested for allegedly tearing result sheet of the local government area.

At the end of the collation, the PDP won the local government, polling 54,349 votes to defeat APC which secured 34,297 votes.

The state returning officer, Bello Shehu, is currently reconciling the figures to know if a winner will be announced or the exercise will be declared inconclusive.