Katsina: Tinubu wins in President Buhari, El Marzuq, Sirika’s polling units

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By Faith Awa Maji, Katsina

THE presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has won the polling units of President Muhammadu Buhari, Kofar Baru 003, Baban Tone quarters, Sarkin Yara A ward, APC National Legal Adviser, Ahmed El Marzuq, Daura, and that of the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika all in Katsina State.

The APC presidential candidate, Tinubu won with a wide margin in the President unit as he pulled 215 votes as against Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who got 51 while Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso of New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has 37 votes at President Buhari’s unit.

The APC also won the senatorial election as it got 184, PDP 51 and NNPP 4 as well as the House of Representatives, APC got 236, PDP, 51 and NNPP, 4

At the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika polling unit 011 Dubawa Gari, Sirika B, Dutsi local government of Katsina State, Bola Tinubu got 67 while Atiku Abubakar got 29.

APC got 67, PDP, 35 for the Senate, as well the APC got 63 as PDP 42 for the HoR polls.

The APC National Legal Adviser, El Marzuq had also delivered polling unit, Kusugu Ward, PU 012 Daura Local Government Area of the State, to presidential candidate of the party, Tinubu as he beat Atiku with 127 while Atiku got 68 and Mr Kwankwaso got 31.

Also for the National Assembly elections, APC won with 162, PDP, 58, NNPP, 4, for Senate, also the unit’s leading party, APC for the House of Representatives, as it got 180, PDP, 42 and NNPP got eight.

Elections at these units visited were peaceful as our Correspondent in Katsina State noticed the heavy presence of security personnel to forestall any bridge of law and order.