Jubilation trails the declaration of Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigerian people’s party (NNPP), as twinner of Kano state governorship election.
Party supporters kept trooping to the residence of the former governor of kano state, Engineer Dr. Rabi’u Musa kwankwaso at Miller Road, Nasarawa GRA kano.
Some were seen by the road side chanting solidarity songs, riding on cars and motorcycles to show support to the newly elected governor.
Abba was declared the winner after defeating his closest rival and candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna.
Declaring the winner, the returning officer of the governorship poll Professor Ahmed Doko Ibrahim said Yusuf of the NNPP won with 1,019,602 to beat Gawuna of APC who polled 890,705.
Radio Nigeria reports that, shortly after the declaration of gubernatorial election results in Kano, the state government imposed a dawn-to-dusk curfew across the state.
KHADIJAH ALIYU