House of Representatives Leader, Ado Doguwa, yesterday, survived the Kwankwasiya tsunami in Kano State to reclaim his Doguwa/Tudun-Wada Federal Constituency seat in last weekend’s presidential and National Assembly elections.
Doguwa (APC), who won with 39,732 votes, defeated AVM Salisu Abdullahi (rtd) of New Nigeria People Party (NNPP), who polled 34, 798 ballots.
Abdulkadir Tijjani Jobe (NNPP) of Tofa/Rimin-Gado/Dawakin-Tofa constituency won with 52,456 votes to defeat Umar Abdullahi Umar of APC, who scored 44,809 votes.
Similarly, at Wudil/ Garko Federal Constituency, the Returning Officer, Prof. Mohammed Abba, declared NNPP candidate winner of the poll, defeating the APC candidate Ali Magaji, who scored 23,687 votes.
At Rano/Bunkure/ Kibiya Federal Constituency, candidate of NNPP, Kabiru Alhassan Rurum, was declared winner, having scored 50,160 votes to defeat Aliyu Musa Aliyu of APC, who polled 35,235 ballots.
The return bid of former governor of the state, Senator Kabiru Gaya on the APC platform met a brick wall, as he was roundly defeated by Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila of the NNPP for the Kano South senatorial seat.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Ibrahim Barde, announced the election results at the collation centre in Rano Council of the state.
He said Sumaila polled 319,857 votes to defeat his rival, Gaya, who scored 192, 518 votes, while Murtala Bashir Galadanci of the PDP got 14,880 votes.
But the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Barau Jibrin, outscored Dr. Baffa Bichi with 234,652 to 177 votes.
