The All Progressive Congress (APC) has won Saturday’s by-election for the Katsina North Senatorial seat. The seat became vacant following the demise of Senator Mustapha Bukar on April 4 after a brief illness. The party’s flagbearer, Hon. Ahmed Babba Kaita, beat the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP), Kabir Babba Kaita, in a contest that was adjudged to be peaceful. The APC candidate polled a total of 224, 607 votes while the PDP candidate came a distant with 53, 724 votes out of the total of 287, 153 valid votes cast. Read more