The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Rabiu Garba-Kamba, as the winner of the rerun election for Dandi/Arewa Federal Constituency in Kebbi, held on Saturday.
The Returning Officer, Prof. Aliyu Abdullahi-Turaki, made the declaration in Kamba, Dandi Local Government Area, on Sunday.
He said Garba-Kamba of the All Progressives Congress, APC, polled 32,432 votes to defeat his closest rival, Abdullahi Umar-Kamba of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who polled 31,858 votes.
“I, Prof. Aliyu Abdullahi-Turaki, hereby certify that I am the Returning Officer of the 2024 Dandi/Arewa Federal Constituency rerun election held on the 3rd of February 2024.
“The election was contested and Rabiu Garba-Kamba of APC having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” he said.