Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the bye-elections into the Ungogo and Kano Municipal State Assembly constituencies.

The bye-elections were held on Saturday to fill vacancies created by the death of two lawmakers last December: Aminu Sa'adu (Ungogo) and Sarki Aliyu (Kano Municipal).

The sons of the deceased lawmakers - Aminu Sa'adu Jr. and Nabil Daneji - contested to succeed their fathers on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Mr Daneji scored 7,484 votes to win the Kano Municipal Constituency seat and will represent the constituency in the Kano State House of Assembly.

The Returning Officer, Ibrahim Siraj, announced the result and declared Mr Daneji duly elected.

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