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Mustapha wins PDP ticket for Kaduna North senatorial district

Khalid Mustapha has picked the PDP ticket to contest the Kaduna North senatorial district seat in the 2023 general elections.

• May 24, 2022
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Khalid Mustapha has picked the PDP ticket to contest the Kaduna North senatorial district seat in the 2023 general elections.

Banake Sambo, the presiding officer for the primary election, declared Mr Mustapha as the winner of the primary election with 257 votes.

“It is an affirmation of being the sole candidate of the election. The exercise satisfied the statutory requirements of the guidelines for the conduct of the primary election. I, therefore, return him as the PDP Candidate for Kaduna North senatorial district,” he said.

The poll was observed by a representative of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other key stakeholders.

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