The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the former speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Yusuf Liman, as the winner of Saturday’s bye-election for the Makera State Constituency.
Liman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, scored a total of 18,068 votes to defeat his closest rival, Solomon Katuka of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who polled 17,404 votes to come second.
Usman Yakuti of the Labour Party got 3,709 votes to finish third.
According to INEC, the election was conducted in five polling units in the Makera constituency – Kakuri Hausa, Television, Kakuri Gwari, Barnwa 1 and Barnwa 2 to determine the winner.