Former Senator, Shehu Sani of the 8th Senate and Former kaduna state governor Ramadan Yero have both emerged winner of their respective kaduna central and noth primaries of the All progressive congress elections held Monday.
The Returning officer, Samira Jibrin announced the results of the Kaduna Central Senatorial election, with Shehu Sani scoring 9,105 votes to emerge winner. Other contestants, Yusuf Zailani, scored 1,021 votes, while Shettima Yerima, who withdrew from the race, scored 1,253 votes.
Addressing journalists at his Kaduna home, Shehu Sani thanked President Bola Tinubu and Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, for their support.
“There is no better representation of the people of Kaduna State than me being their lawmaker and Uba Sani being the governor,” he said.
He also thanked his constituents for giving him the chance to represent them for a second time.
“I also thank Yerima Shettima for stepping down from the race. And those who did not step down, we should join hands to move the party forward.”
He noted that many things were confronting the nation, including poverty and unemployment. “The National Assembly is a pillar of democracy. I will go there to see that in a way my people are represented by bringing federal presence to my constituency,” he said.
The former governor of Kaduna State, Ramalan Mukhtar Yero, also won the APC ticket for the Kaduna North Senatorial District, defeating other contestants with 6,060 votes. Muazu Mukaddas scored 1,044 votes, while Engineer Bala Ikara scored 362 votes.
