| Aminu Masari |
Katsina State Governor, Mr Aminu Masari, has won in all three local government election results announced so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
The governor, who is seeking re-election for another term of four years, is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress.
In the results announced on Sunday by the State Returning Officer, Prof Abdullahi Zuru, the APC scored 22,482 votes in Dutsi Local Government Area, while the Peoples Democratic Party came second with 10,564.
The PDP’s candidate is Senator Yakubu Lado-Danmarke.
In Matazu LG, Masari got 28,253 votes while Lado-Danmarke scored 10,327.
The APC also won in Sandamu LG with 32,193 votes and the PDP, 11,912.
The results of 31 more local governments are yet to be announced.