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Teacher Dr Nasir Idris of APC Wins Kebbi State Governorship Election
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DETAILS: Teacher Wins Kebbi Governorship Polls

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared a teacher and the All Progressives Congress ( APC) candidate, Dr Nasiru Idris, winner of Kebbi State Governorship Election.

The returning officer for the governorship election in the state, Professor Sa’idu Yusuf, said the APC candidate won the election by polling 409,225 votes against his rival, Aminu Bande of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) who polled 360,940 in the election.

The returning officer, while declaring the APC candidate winner said, “I, Sa’idu Yusuf, returning officer of Kebbi State Governorship Election hereby declared Nasiru Idris of the APC winner of the governorship election having polled a total of 409,225 and having satisfying the requirements of the law.

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Recall that the governorship election first held on March 18, but was declared inconclusive by INEC over cases of violence and over-voting.

He said a total of 95,897 were registered for the supplementary election while 40,186 voters were accredited.

“The APC received 20,967 in the election while PDP received 17,960 votes.

“The total votes received by APC is 409225 while that of the PDP is 360,940. The total number of valid votes is 781478, rejected votes 19082 while total votes cast is 800560,” the returning officer said.

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The returning officer added that a total of 39244 was recorded as valid votes, 878 as rejected votes and a total of 40122 was recorded as votes cast in the election.

What To Know About The Teacher Who Emerged Governor-elect

Dr Nasir Idris (Kauran Gwandu) was born in Kebbi State, Nigeria and he is a renowned educationist and trade unionist.

He holds a Ph.D. in Education and has authored several academic papers on education and related fields.

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He started his career as a teacher and rose through the ranks to become the National President of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), a position he currently holds.

Dr Nasir Idris also served as the Deputy Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

His emergence as the governorship candidate of the APC in Kebbi was widely applauded by many Nigerians who see him as a competent and experienced leader who can drive development in the state.

Dr Nasir Idris is a family man, who is married with children.

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Comrade James Ezema is a veteran journalist and media consultant. He is a political strategist. He can be reached on +2348035823617 via call or WhatsApp.

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