APC Sweeps Kano Municipal, Ungogo By-Elections

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates Nabil Aliyu Daneji and Aminu Sa’ad Sa’ad as winners of the by‑elections in Kano Municipal and Ungogo local government areas, respectively. Daneji received 7,484 votes and Sa’ad 8,975 votes, defeating other contestants. The Kwankwasiyya movement noted that the two candidates were initially nominated by NNPP national leader Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso before joining APC, citing a tribute to their late fathers. The results add to APC’s recent local election successes and the declared winners will assume the vacant legislative seats pending any legal challenges.

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Reported by 2 sources: Arise News, Daily Trust.