Hon. Ahmad Babba Kaita, a serving member, representing Kusada/Ingawa/Kankia constituency at the House of Representatives have emerged winner of the All Progressive Congress primaries for the Katsina North Senatorial District.
Kaita polled 1,723 votes to defeat his colleague, another serving member at the House of Representative Nasir Zango ( Baure/Zango) who got 1,474 votes.
The result shows that, Prof Umar Katsiayal got 29, Ahmed Jano and Salisu ingawa got 2 votes each.
The state commissioner of Resource Development and son of former and Late Senator Kanti Bello, Mustapha got 317.
Others are the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justuce Ahmed Elmarzuk with 46 votes, Lawal Garba 7, former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Umar Gwajo Gwajo 101.
Announcing the result this morning, the returning officer in the election, Hon Patrick Obahiagbon said Kaita having won the majority votes cast was returned as winner of the primaries.
About 3,879 delegates from 12 local government of the council took part in the primaries.
