The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented Certificates of Return to the winners of the recently concluded bye-elections in Basawa and Zaria Kewaye State Constituencies in the Kaduna State House of Assembly.
Presenting the certificates at the INEC Office in Kaduna, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Professor Sa’idu Ahmad Babura, commended the peaceful conduct of the elections and urged the newly elected lawmakers to uphold the democratic mandate entrusted to them by the electorates.
He said the conduct of the election reaffirms the Commission's readiness to manage electoral processes efficiently at all levels.
In their separate remarks, the newly elected lawmakers, who contested under the platform of the All Progressives’ Congress, APC, Malam Sani Dahiru Umar of Basawa Constituency and Isah Haruna Ihamo of Zaria Kewaye Constituency, expressed gratitude to their constituents, pledging to prioritize development, education, healthcare, and youth empowerment in their legislative agenda.