2023 Presidency : Tinubu clears Jigawa presidential poll
..maintains lead in Borno, clears 7 LGAs
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu scored highest votes in the last Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in JIgawa State.
Announcing the result of the presidential election, the collation officer, Professor Arma Ya’u Hamisu Bichi of Federal University Dutsin Ma said the exercise was peaceful.
Bichi said: “APC- 421,390, LP- 1,889, NNPP- 98,234 and PDP- 386,587 votes”.
The ruling APC won two senatorial seats, eight House of Representatives seats while the opposition PDP won one senator, two Representatives seats and NNPP won one House of Reps seat.
Alhaji Mustapha Khabib of PDP won in JIgawa south west with 153,73 votes.
The APC candidate Alhaji Babangida Husaini won the JIgawa northwest senatorial seat with 187,049 votes and Ambassador Abdulhamid Ahmed Malammadori won JIgawa northeast senatorial seat with 136,977 votes.
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress has consolidated his lead in Borno State, clearing seven LGAs announced by the returning officers so far.
The former Lagos Governor is being trailed by the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.
The APC candidate won in Gubio, Kaga, Magumeri, Mafa, Kwaya Kusar, Konduga and Nganzai LGAs.
The results as announced at the collation Centre are:
- Gubio LGA :
APC – 3, 519
PDP – 2, 127
NNPP – 29
LP – 7
- Kaga LGA
APC – 5,361
PDP – 2, 608
NNPP – 16 LP -1
4.Mafa LGA
APC – 14, 821
PDP – 1,077
NNPP – 38
LP – 6
- Kwaya Kusar LGA
APC – 8, 420
PDP – 7,254
NNPP – 328
LP – 123
- Konduga LGA
APC – 10, 012
PDP – 4, 119
NNPP – 111
LP – 76
Nganzai LGA
APC – 3, 468
PDP – 1, 513
NNPP – 12
LP – 01
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