APC Clinches Ungogo, Kano Municipal Bye-Elections Amid Low Turnout

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged victorious in the Ungogo and Kano Municipal State Assembly bye-elections held on Saturday in Kano State, securing both seats in polls marked by low voter turnout and limited opposition participation.

In Kano Municipal Constituency, APC candidate Aliyu Nabil Daneji polled 7,484 votes to win the seat and will represent the constituency in the Kano State House of Assembly.

The Returning Officer, Professor Ibrahim Tajo Siraj, announced the result and declared Daneji duly elected.

Similarly, in Ungogo Constituency, the APC candidate, Aminu Sa’ad Sa’ad, secured 8,975 votes to clinch victory. The Returning Officer for the constituency, Professor Ali Tijjani Abdullahi, returned Sa’ad elected after announcing the final tally.

The bye-elections were conducted without the participation of major opposition parties, including the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the African Democratic Congress (ADC), all of which were absent from the ballot.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State, Ambassador Abdu Zango, attributed the low turnout to a combination of factors, including the timing of the election and limited party participation.

Time Express Recalled that the bye-elections were necessitated by the sudden deaths of the lawmakers representing Ungogo and Kano Municipal constituencies.