Dutse, Aug. 17, 2025
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced that the All Progressives Congress (APC), has emerged victorious at the just concluded Garki/Babura by-election Federal Constituency of Jigawa state.
The returning officer, Prof Sani Ibrahim Ismail, announced the results in Babura local government collation centre at about 3:30 am on Sunday.
According to him, Mr Muktar Rabi’u of the APC scored 38,449 votes, noting that having satisfied the requirements of the law, Rabi’u was declared the winner of the Babura-Garki Federal Constituency by-election and was returned elected.
“I Prof. Sani Ibrahim Ismail, hereby certify that I am the returning Officer of Babura-Garki Federal Constituency by-elections held on 16th August 2025.
“The election was contested, the candidates received the following votes: Bilkisu Bashiru of Party A received 11 votes, Ibrahim Habiba of Party AA received 5 votes and Umar Bashir of ADC got 48 votes.
“Saleh Sani of Party AAA received 446 votes while Muktar Rabi’u Garki of the APC got 38,449 votes, Adamu Dahiru of APGA got 77 votes and Umar Muhammed Gana received 37 votes.
“Abdullahi Usman of APP 31 votes, Sabo Salisu of NNPP 2,931 votes, Isa Auwalu of PDP 13,519 votes Yushau Alasan of SDP 21 votes and Muktar Babangida of ZLP 31 votes,” he announced.
It was gathered that the by-election followed the death of Hon. Isa Yaro, Member representing the Babura-Garki Federal Constituency at the National Assembly who passed away on May 10, 2024.
The Babura-Garki by-election was conducted peacefully and orderly on Saturday August 16, 2025 at Garki and Babura local government areas of Jigawa state respectively.
Aisha Ahmed ✍ from Dutse
