The All Progressives Congress, President Mahammadu Bahuri has defeated the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in last Saturday’s presidential election in Yobe.
The state Collation Officer, Prof. Abubakar Gunduri, announced the result after collation from the 17 local government areas in the state on Monday in Damaturu, where he declared APC leading with 497,914 votes against the Peoples Democratic Party which scored 50,763 votes.
See breakdown of result below according to Prof.Gunduri;
Total No of Reg voters: 1,365,913
Total No of Accredited: 601,059
Total No of Vote Cast: 586,137
Total No of Valid Votes: 559,365
Rejected Votes: 26,772
Meanwhile, he commended the electorate, stakeholders and party agents for the peaceful elections, commitment and cooperation throughout the collation exercise.
Also, Dr Zaji Bunu and Dr Abdu Bulama, the agents of the APC and PDP, had accepted the result and signed the documents on behalf of their parties.