Nigeria, March 21 -- The Jigawa State governor-elect, Umar Namadi, has pledged to be just, fair, and pragmatic in his administration of the affairs of the state.

Mr Namadi said this in his acceptance speech, signed by his media aide, Ahmad Haruna, on Tuesday.

The Independent National Eletoral Commission (INEC) had declared him the winner of the governorship election held in the state on Saturday.

Mr Namadi won in 26 of the 27 local government areas in Jigawa State with a total of 618,449 votes. He defeated his closest challenger, Mustapha Lamido of the People Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 368,726 votes.

The candidate of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP), Aminu Ibrahim, came a distant third with 37,156.

The governor-elect expre...