The younger brother of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, Abdulaziz Yar’adua, has been declared winner of the Katsina Central Senatorial District election.
Infopowerng reports that Yar’adua was declared winner of the election by the Returning Officer for the election, Aminu Kankia, in Katsina on Sunday night.
He said Yar’adua of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored a total of 153,512 votes, against 152,140 votes scored by Aminu Sirajo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Kankia added that Gambo Abubakar of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) received 16,005, while Aminu Gide of Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) got 781 votes.
Yar’adua is a retired lieutenant colonel in the Nigerian Army.
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