JIGAWA: APC sweeps local council election

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the 27 chairmanship seats in Saturday’s local council election in the state.

The results for each local government area were announced by their presiding officers yesterday.

The winners of the election were – Abdullahi Suleiman (Buji), Sani Muktar (Gagarawa), Musa Shuaibu (Guri), Umar Baffa (Birniwa), Mudassir Musa (Garki), Adamu Sarki (Miga), Uzairu Nadabo (Maigatari), Baffa Yahaya (Taura), and Mubarak Ahmed (Yankwashi).

Others were – Sale Ahmed (Sule TanKarKar), Idris Mati (Kaugama), Muhammad Muktar (Kazaure), Usaini Umar (Malam Madori), Abdulkadir Umar (Hadejia), Shehu Sule (Ringim), Tukur Muhammad (Roni), Zaharadeen Abubakar (Gwaram), and Bala Usman (Dutse).

Nasiru Ahmed (Kiyawa), Ado Mai Unguwa (Jahun), Isa Adamu (Kirikasamma), Rufai Sanusi (Gumel), Lawan Ismaila (Babura), Muhammad Yahaya (Kafin Hausa), Muhammed Sani (Auyo), and Magaji Yusuf (Birnin Kudu) completed the list.