{"id":84742,"date":"2023-03-20T12:20:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T11:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nnpps-abba-yusuf-wins-kano-guber-election"},"modified":"2023-03-20T13:34:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T12:34:49","slug":"nnpps-abba-yusuf-wins-kano-guber-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/nnpps-abba-yusuf-wins-kano-guber-election","title":{"rendered":"NNPP\u2019s Abba Yusuf wins Kano guber election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has defeated the All Progressive Party to win Saturday\u2019s governorship election in Kano State.<\/p>\n<p>Abba Kabir Yusuf of the NNPP was declared the winner with 1,019,602 votes against his closest rival, APC\u2019s candidate, Nasir Gawuna, who polled 890,705 votes.<\/p>\n<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission Returning officer, Prof Ahmad Doko Ibrahim, announced Yusuf as the winner of the Kano gubernatorial election on Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, the Kano State government announced curfew to calm post-election tension.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has defeated the All Progressive Party to win Saturday\u2019s governorship election in Kano State. Abba Kabir Yusuf of the NNPP was declared the winner with 1,019,602 votes against his closest rival, APC\u2019s candidate, Nasir Gawuna, who polled 890,705 votes. 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