All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, has defeated the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan in the Vice President Mohammed Namadi Sambo's home state, Kaduna with 1,127,760 to 484,085 votes. The opposition APC won in 14 of the 23 local government areas of the state, leaving the ruling party with nine local governments. Comrade Shehu Sani of APC won the Kaduna Central Senatorial seat after defeating Senator Mohammed Mukhtar Aruwa of the PDP with 468,964 to 168, 241. Similarly, APC's Suleiman Hunkuyi defeated the incumbent Senator and former Kaduna State Governor, Ahmed Makarfi to clinch the Northern senatorial seat with 447,917 to 136,197. However, Danjuma Laah of the PDP defeated APC's Ishaku Shekarau to emerge winner of the southern Kaduna senatorial seat with 259,239 to 119,022. For the Presidential poll, see the breakdown below: **Sanga LGA ** APC: 12,817 PDP: 22,838 Soba LGA APC: 61,656 PDP: 1,998 **Jaba LGA ** APC: 5,342 PDP: 18,314 Kaura LGA APC: 7,101 PDP: 27,502 Sabon Garin LGA APC: 71,022 PDP: 10,845 Kajuru LGA APC: 11,592 PDP: 29,292. Kudan LGA APC: 38,177 PDP: 2,167. Kubau LGA ACP: 63,875 PDP: 6,377 **Makarfi LGA ** APC: 44,241 PDP: 3500 **Kaduna North LGA ** APC: 119,622 PDP: 16,551 Kaduna South LGA APC: 132,514 PDP: 31,820. Zangon Kataf LGA APC: 11,034 PDP: 56,799 Igabi LGA APC: 97,841 PDP: 7,410 **Ikara LGA ** APC: 49,146 PDP: 7,170 Kagarko LGA APC: 16,399 PDP: 17,491 Birnin Gwari LGA APC: 43,926 PDP: 2,539 Giwa LGA APC: 50,323 PDP: 4,556 Lere LGA APC: 63,503 PDP: 32,735 Chikun LGA APC: 30,531 PDP: 64,452 Zaria LGA APC: 125,054 PDP: 4,735 Kachia LGA APC: 24,228 PDP: 37,389 Kauru LGA APC: 28, 667 PDP: 26,418 Jema’a LGA APC: 19,149 PDP: 51,187 Presidential Election Collation Officer, Professor Ja’afar Makau Kaura read out the collated results after receiving them from the 23 local government areas Returning Officers throughout Sunday night to Monday evening. While commending the political parties for their cooperation throughout the collation exercise, Prof. Kaura said the results would be taken to Abuja for announcement.
