Dr. Ganduje scored a total of 5,588 votes of the total votes cast, defeating the only other aspirant, Brig. Gen. Jafaru Isa (rtd.) who got 126 votes.
Two other contenders, Rep. Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila and Alhaji Usman Alhaji stepped down for Ganduje shortly after the primary elections commenced at Sani Abacha Indoor stadium in Kano City.
Announcing the result after the election, electoral officer Bello Ayuba disclosed that having has satisfied all the party and INEC conditions, Dr. Ganduje was duly elected.
He expressed satisfaction that the delegates that voted during the exercise conducted themselves in an orderly manner which made the event peaceful and successful.
In his acceptance speech, Ganduje said the victory was due to the total support of Governor Kwankwaso and the APC delegates, saying he would continue with APC and Kwankwasiyya policies if elected as executive governor of the state next year. He added that Gov. Rabi’u Kwankwaso, who cast his vote around 2:00 a.m. on Friday, expressed satisfaction over the peaceful conduct of the election.
It could be recalled that Governor Kwankwaso, during a meeting of APC stakeholders in Kano last week, announced that his deputy, Dr. Ganduje, is the APC’s preferred candidate for the position of the state governor.