The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Alhaji Tajuddeen Abbas of All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the election for Zaria Federal Constituency in Kaduna State.
Prof. Aminu Mohammed of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, the INEC Returning Officer for the election, announced the result in Zaria on Monday.
The returning officer said Abbas secured 49,595 votes to defeat his closest rival, Shuaibu Musa of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 47, 419 votes.
He said that Sulaiman Dabo of Labour Party scored 13, 882 to come third and Dikko-Shamsuddeen Abubakar of NNPP secured 4, 076 votes.
“Tajuddeen Abbas of the APC having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared winner and returned elected,’’ Mohammed said.
News Agency of Nigeria reports that Abbas will serve a fourth term as member representing the constituency in the House of Representatives. (NAN)
