Mr Philip Gwada of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the rescheduled chairmanship election in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna state.
Hope For Nigeria reports that the Returning Officer, Grace Doyaro, who announced the result in Kwoi on Thursday, said Gwada secured 17,967 votes to defeat the APC candidate, Mr Benjamin Jok, who scored 7,401 votes.
Doyaro described the election as free and fair, devoid of rancour, adding that the PDP won all the 10 councillorship seats in the local government.
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