Malam Nasir El-Rufai has thanked the people of Kaduna state, after he was announced Monday as the winner of the governorship election that took place on 9 March.
“Alhamdulillah! We campaigned vigorously on our record and continuously prayed for God to choose the best leader for Kaduna State even if that choice is someone else!! God has decided. We are grateful to over 1 million Kaduna voters through whom He made us the choice”, he wrote on his Twitter handle.
Our doors are open to a new chapter of concord. It is a new day in our state. Let us work together to make it the start of a better future. pic.twitter.com/nAqqAi5lxE
— Governor Kaduna (@GovKaduna) March 11, 2019
Announcing the result on Monday in Kaduna, the State Returning Officer, Prof. Muhammed Yahuza Bello said, El-Rufai, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, scored 1,045,427 votes to emerge winner.
He said the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Isah Ashiru, scored 814,168 votes.
