Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Mr Abubakar Kusada of All Progressives Congress as winner of the bye-election into House of Representatives.

The election was conducted in Kankiya/Kusada/Ingawa Federal constituency in Katsina state on Saturday.

Kusada was speaker of Katsina State House of Assembly before the election.

Returning officer, Mr Adedayo Hamza, who announced the result on Saturday in Kankiya said Kusada scored 48,518 votes to emerge winner.

Mr Abdussamad Yusuf of PDP came second with 20,193 votes, while Mr Nasiru Kankiya of Peoples Redemption Party scored 1,810 votes as second runner-up.

According to Hamza, registered voters in the constituency is 193,904, while accredited voters was 74,242.

Valid votes cast was 70,742 and rejected votes 2,331. Total votes cast was 73,073.

INEC National Commissioner, Mr Festus Okoye, advised political parties to intensify voter education and management of polling units.

He commended the political parties, security agencies, media and other stakeholders for the peaceful conduct of the bye-election.

NAN