Nigeria, June 21 -- The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Rabiu Shuaibu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the winner of the Dawakin Kudu/Warawa Federal Constituency bye-election in Kano State.

INEC's returning officer, Umar Sani, announced the results late on Saturday, following the polls held across the constituency that day.

According to the official results, Mr Shuaibu polled 35,356 votes to emerge victorious.

Meanwhile, Lawal Haruna of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) secured 268 votes, and Abubakar Muhammad of the Labour Party (LP) garnered 98 votes.

While announcing the outcome, Mr Sani, a professor, said the APC candidate met all legal requirements to be returned elected.

"That Rab...